defection

KK [dɪˋfɛkʃən] /dɪˈfɛkʃən/

de- 向下、除去+fect 做、製造+-ion 名詞→脫離原本的作為展開

de-: 字首; 向下、除去
fect: 字根; 做、製造
-ion: 字尾; 名詞

字面：脫離原本的作為

離開自己原先所屬的一方 → 叛逃、變節

名詞

1
叛逃、投敵、變節
His defection to the West embarrassed the government for years.
他叛逃西方一事讓政府多年來難以抬頭。
2
脫黨、退黨、倒戈
A wave of defections has left the ruling party badly weakened.
一波脫黨潮讓執政黨元氣大傷。
3
背棄、背離、拋棄
Her defection from the cause surprised everyone who had worked with her.
她背離這項運動，讓所有和她共事過的人都很驚訝。