A renegade is someone who leaves their own side — in a war, in politics, in a group — and joins the other side. The word carries a sour feeling: the speaker thinks this person has broken faith, not just changed their mind.

A renegaderenegade is指 someone who leaves their own side離開自己陣營的人——in a war, in politics, in a group不管是在戰爭、政治還是團體裡——and joins the other side然後加入另一邊。The word carries這個字帶著 a sour feeling一種酸酸的、不以為然的味道: the speaker thinks說話的人認為 this person has broken faith這個人背棄了信任, not just changed their mind而不只是改變了想法。

Newspapers use it for fighters who switch armies, and also, more loosely, for anyone who breaks away from their party, church, or team.

Newspapers use it for報紙用它形容 fighters who switch armies轉換陣營的戰士, and also, more loosely也比較鬆散地, for anyone who breaks away from their party, church, or team用來形容任何離開自己政黨、教會或團隊的人。

People sometimes use it with a hint of admiration for someone who will not follow the crowd, but the older, heavier sense is “someone who turned against the side they came from.” It is mainly a noun; you can also meet it as a describing word (a renegade soldier).

People sometimes use it with a hint of admiration有時候大家用這個字帶著一點欣賞的意味 for someone who will not follow the crowd形容不肯隨波逐流的人, but the older, heavier sense is但比較古老、比較重的意思是 "someone who turned against the side they came from"「背叛自己原本陣營的人」。It is mainly a noun它主要是名詞; you can also meet it as a describing word你也會看到它當形容詞用 (a renegade soldier)（a renegade soldier）。