- 1食言；不履行（承諾、協議）
If you renege, you do not do what you promised or agreed to do. The usual pattern is renege on something: renege on a deal, renege on a promise. It is a fairly formal word; friends might say “go back on” or “back out of.” Card players also use it in a special way (not playing the suit you should), but will meet the promise sense first. Be careful with the sound: many people say it like “ri-NIG,” some like “ri-NEEG.” It sits near renegade — both come from an old idea of denying — but renege is about breaking an agreement, not about switching sides in a war.
core核心畫面
組成Borrowed from Latin renegō, from negō, “to deny.” Doublet of the old verb renay.
同家族的字
- renegadefrom the same Latin idea of denying what you once stood by
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
renegeverb/ɹɪˈnɛɡ/
- 1
To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
- Previously I promised not to proselytize miserism, but now I want to renege a little on that promise. If your family income is anywhere near average, you can scrimp and save and cut back for maybe two to four years […]
- Clattenburg awarded Spurs a penalty for the third time after a handball in the area but he reneged after realising that the linesman had flagged Crouch offside in the build-up.
- 2
card-gamesgamesTo break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
- 3
archaicTo deny; to renounce
- His captaines heart, / Which in the ſcuffles of great fights hath burſt / The Buckles on his breaſt, reneages all temper, / And is become the bellowes and the Fan / To coole a Gypſies Luſt.
- All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged) / Against the truth and thee unholy leagued.
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