商務英語：今日熱詞——背叛者
這位教授有關教育的新主張激怒了他往日的同事，他們認為他是個可恥的背叛者。
今日單詞：?
| 單詞 | apostate |
| 中文釋義 |
1.背叛者（名詞） 2.變節的（形容詞） |
| 英文釋義 |
1. (noun) A disloyal person who has betrayed or abandoned his religious or political beliefs; someone who changes sides. 2. (adjective) Describing people, actions, or ideas that betray previously honored beliefs. |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: 1.The professor's new opinions regarding education angered his traditional colleagues who considered him to be a vile apostate. 這位教授有關教育的新主張激怒了他往日的同事，他們認為他是個可恥的背叛者。 2.Trying to keep their power, the apostate committee members now vigorously defend the brutal policies they previously attacked. 為了保住權力，這些變節的委員們現在積極捍衛他們從前攻擊過的殘忍政策。 |
| 短語 |
ripe old age |
| 中文釋義 |
高齡（非正式） |
| 英文釋義 |
(INFORMAL) Quite old. (NOTE: always used in a positive way expressing admiration) |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Even at the ripe old age of ninety, my grandfather enjoys cultivating his garden every morning. 即使在90歲的高齡，我的祖父還每天照看他的花園。? |
