"apostate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 叛教者
• 變節者

Definition

指背棄自己原本信仰的宗教、政黨或信念的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常為正式用語，多用於宗教情境，也可泛指政治或信仰上的背叛，帶有負面貶義，日常會話少用。

Examples

He was called an apostate after leaving his religious group.

他離開宗教團體後被稱為**叛教者**。

An apostate often faces strong criticism from their former community.

**叛教者**常常會受到原本社羣的強烈批評。

She became an apostate when she rejected her political party's beliefs.

當她拒絕她政黨的信仰時，她成了**變節者**。

Many saw him as an apostate for speaking out against their traditions.

許多人因為他批評傳統而認為他是**叛教者**。

Calling someone an apostate can create a lot of tension within a group.

稱某人為**叛教者**會在團體中造成很大緊張。

In history, some apostates were punished for simply changing their beliefs.

歷史上一些**叛教者**僅因改變信仰而被懲罰。