betray

裏切る

自分を信頼する人に不誠実な行動をして、深く傷つける。

やさしい英語で： To seriously hurt someone who trusts you by being disloyal to them.

• He betrayed his best friend.
• She felt betrayed when they shared her secret.
• Would you betray your family for money?

類義語： double-cross, let down

よく使う表現： betray a friend, betray someone's trust, betray your partner

裏切る

自分を信頼する人をだましたり、支えるのをやめたりして傷つける。

やさしい英語で： To hurt someone who trusts you by being dishonest or no longer supporting them.

• You betrayed my trust.
• She felt betrayed when her friend lied to her.
• Would he betray his own family for money?

類義語： be disloyal to, let down

よく使う表現： betray someone, betray a trust, betray a cause

裏切って引き渡す

守るよう任された人や物を敵が奪えるよう、ひそかに手助けする。

やさしい英語で： To secretly help an enemy capture someone or something you were trusted to protect.

• The officer betrayed the city.
• A spy betrayed the soldiers to the enemy.
• They discovered who had betrayed their fortress to the invading army.

使い方： betray someone/something to someone (The guard betrayed the fortress to the enemy.)

類義語： deliver up, give up

よく使う表現： betray the city, betray someone to someone