treason

'tri:zn

四级六级考研托福GRE Collins 1

n. a crime that undermines the offender's government
n. disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior

n. 叛逆, 不忠, 叛国罪
[法] 叛逆, 通敌, 叛国罪

Collins 星级

10,299

BNC 频率

12,926

使用频率

treason 中的词根是 trad-，意为“背叛”，与“trade”（交易）相关联，表示对信任的背叛。后缀 -son 是名词后缀，表示一种状态或行为。

例句

1. He was accused of treason for spying for a foreign country.

他因为为外国间谍而被指控叛国。

2. The government takes treason very seriously and imposes harsh penalties.

政府对叛国行为非常重视，并施加严厉的惩罚。

3. Many people believe that betraying your country is the worst kind of treason.

许多人认为，背叛自己的国家是最严重的叛国行为。