| 单词 | treachery |
| 释义 | treachery (once / 282 pages) n Treachery is trickery, cheating, and deceit, like the treachery of your former friend who only stuck around until he stole your girlfriend and turned the whole grade against you. The noun treachery comes from the Old French word trechier, “to cheat.” Many a corrupt government or dictator has been accused of treachery: deceiving the people and abusing their trust. Greed is a common cause of treachery — with the promise of wealth, people can be tempted to betray their country and even their loved ones, as new celebrities find out when their best friends sell embarrassing secrets to the tabloids. WORD FAMILYtreachery: treacheries, treacherous+/treacherous: treacherousest, treacherously USAGE EXAMPLESHe also needs allies against Islamic State, but he sees treachery everywhere these days except among his new friends in Moscow. Wall Street Journal(Jan 03, 2017) Bartlett borrows fruitfully from “Hamlet” and “Macbeth,” with their royal ghosts and treacheries. Seattle Times(Nov 18, 2016) Treachery on such an epic scale can bear many retellings, and this account stands out for its impressive detail and scope. Washington Post(Nov 04, 2016) 1n an act of deliberate betrayal Syn|Hypo|Hyper betrayal, perfidy, treason double cross, double-crossing an act of betrayal selloutan act of betrayal dishonesty, knavery lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing 2n betrayal of a trust Syn|Hypo|Hyper perfidiousness, perfidy insidiousness the quality of being designed to entrap disloyalty the quality of being disloyal |
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