infidelity
/ˌɪnfɪˈdelətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies) [mass noun]
1
- the action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner(对配偶或性伙伴的)不忠行为; 不忠:
her infidelity continued after her marriage
她婚后仍有不忠行为
count noun I ought not to have tolerated his infidelities.我当初不应容忍他的不忠行为。
2
- disbelief in a particular religion, especially Christianity不信奉宗教(尤指基督教)。
词源
late Middle English (in the senses 'lack of faith' and 'disloyalty'): from Old French infidelite or Latin infidelitas, from infidelis 'not faithful' (see INFIDEL).