| 单词 | treason |
| 释义 | treason (once / 423 pages) n Hacking your brother’s email account and sharing all his secrets with your mom could be considered an act of personal treason, meaning you have betrayed your brother. The word treason can be traced back to the Latin word traditio(n-), which comes from the verb tradere meaning “to hand over, betray.” If you commit treason, that’s what you do: you betray. The word is typically used to refer to the betrayal of a government or a country, like when a spy shares national secrets with another country, but it can be used to refer to personal betrayals as well. WORD FAMILYtreason: treasonable, treasonist, treasonous, treasons+/treasonable: treasonablest, treasonably/treasonist: treasonists/treasonous: treasonously USAGE EXAMPLESHe ordered more bugs and privately groused that Nixon’s behavior amounted to “treason.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Dündar survived an assassination attempt, was convicted of treason, and escaped to Germany, where he now lives in exile. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) Close advisers and associates called for Clinton to be” shot for treason” and “arrested, tried, and executed.” Salon(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a crime that undermines the offender's government Syn|Hyper high treason, lese majesty crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act 2n disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper subversiveness, traitorousness betrayal the quality of aiding an enemy disloyalty the quality of being disloyal 3n an act of deliberate betrayal Syn|Hypo|Hyper betrayal, perfidy, treachery double cross, double-crossing an act of betrayal selloutan act of betrayal dishonesty, knavery lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing |
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