【明報專訊】◆背叛(動詞)

粵音【bui3 bun6】

背離、叛變。

◆betray /b��'tre��/ v.

to give information about sb/sth to an enemy, or to hurt sb who trusts you, especially by not being loyal or faithful to them

“ When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself. ——Isaac Bashevis Singer

背叛他人時亦背叛自己。 ——艾薩克．巴甚維斯．辛格(美國猶太作家) ”

“ 仁者，慈惠而輕財者也；暴者，心毅而易誅者也。慈惠、則不忍，輕財、則好與。心毅、則憎心見於下，易誅、則妄殺加於人。不忍、則罰多宥赦，好與、則賞多無功。憎心見、則下怨其上，妄誅、則民將背叛。——《韓非子．八說》 ”

“ To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.——Malcolm X.

於我比死亡可怕的是背叛。你曉得，我可以設想死亡，但是不能設想背叛。——麥爾坎．X (美國黑人民權運動領導人物) ”

“ 故以貪鄙、背叛、爭權而不危辱滅亡者，自古及今，未嘗有之也。——《荀子．解蔽》 ”

“ Each betrayal begins with trust. ——Anonymous

背叛皆始於信任。——佚名 ”

文：蕭麗雯