treasonable

IPA/ˈtriːzənəbl/
IPA/ˈtriːzənəbl/

treasonable — adjective

  • treasonablepositive
  • more treasonablecomparative
  • most treasonablesuperlative

1. describing actions or behaviour that deliberately help a hostile foreign power o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing actions or behaviour that deliberately help a hostile foreign power or undermine the security of your own government, making the person responsible guilty of treason under criminal law

例句

Gabriel was arrested after the police found treasonable documents hidden in his home office.

treasonable + noun (documents)

The court ruled that sharing troop movements with a foreign agent was a treasonable act.

treasonable act — common legal collocation

同義詞
  • traitorous

    traitorous focuses on the person's betrayal of trust, while treasonable focuses on the criminal nature of the act itself

反義詞
  • loyal

    loyal describes faithful support to one's country or government, the opposite of betraying it

  • patriotic

    patriotic describes love and devotion to one's own country, the opposite of acting against it

文法句型

treasonable + noun (act, offence, behaviour)

用法筆記

Frequently used before nouns such as act, offence, behaviour, activity, or conspiracy. Stronger and more narrowly legal than disloyal or unpatriotic, which describe attitudes rather than criminal acts.

常見錯誤

❌His treasonable comments upset his colleagues.
✅His disloyal comments upset his colleagues.
💡treasonable implies a criminal offence under law, not just a personal opinion.