Defection

(n.) Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding.

校对:玛克辛

• The battle was never in doubt after the defection of the irregular cavalry. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Kitty and Lydia take his defection much more to heart than I do. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Paul was so tragic, and took my defection so seriously, he deserved to be vexed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• For any right-hand defections, there is the Rev. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

整理:辛克莱