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单词 quisle
释义

quislev.

Brit. /ˈkwɪzl/, U.S. /ˈkwɪz(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: quisling n.
Etymology: < quisl- (in quisling n.), showing (humorous) identification of the ending of quisling n. as -ing suffix2. Compare quisler n.
Now rare.
intransitive. To act as a quisling; to betray one's country, esp. by collaborating with an occupying enemy.In quot. 19401 with reference to Denmark during the Second World War (1939–45).
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society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > treachery > act treacherously [verb (intransitive)] > collaborate with enemy
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1940 Times 22 Apr. 8/2 There seem to have been no Quislings, partly because it was unnecessary to ‘quisle’ in a country which, as the Nazis have always said ‘could be taken by telephone’.
1940 Amer. Speech 15 261/1 Nazi sympathisers who might quisle.
2005 Business Recorder (Nexis) 11 June 5700 attempts on officers of different police formations, soldiers and volksdeutschs (Polish citizens of German origin that volunteered to quisle with Germans).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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