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单词 judas
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judas1

/ˈdʒuːdəs /
(also judas hole)
noun
A peephole in a door: a glance through the Judas in her front door...
  • If that's not a snapshot of Margo glaring through the judas hole in the door of her padded cell, then the Professor needs to sharpen the intuitive faculties with a sabbatical of his own in Byron Bay.
  • The door had a judas hole, covered by a small shutter with an enormous lock.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Judas Iscariot (see Judas1), because of his association with betrayal.

Judas2

/ˈdʒuːdəs /
1An Apostle; full name Judas Iscariot. He betrayed Christ to the Jewish authorities in return for thirty pieces of silver; the Gospels leave his motives uncertain. Overcome with remorse, he later committed suicide.
1.1 (as noun usually a Judas) A person who betrays a friend or comrade: she was called a Judas and a scab...
  • To his foes, he is a Judas who betrayed loyal friends.
  • Audrey is in purgatory and Ken is no better than a Judas.
  • That doesn't make him a Judas - he's quite entitled to move on.

Synonyms

traitor, betrayer, back-stabber, double-crosser, false friend;
turncoat, quisling, renegade
archaic traditor
rare tergiversator, renegado

Judas3

/ˈdʒuːdəs /
See Jude, St.
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