treasonable

IPA/ˈtriːzənəbl/
IPA/ˈtriːzənəbl/

treasonable — 形容詞

  • 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

叛國的

背叛國家、觸犯叛國罪的

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.

警方在 Gabriel 家中的書房發現叛國文件後將他逮捕。

treasonable + noun (documents)

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

法院判定，將軍隊調動的機密告知外國間諜是叛國行為。

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.