treasonous
treasonous — 形容詞
- treasonouspositive
- more treasonouscomparative
- most treasonoussuperlative
1. describing any action, statement, or plan that seriously harms one's own country
叛國的
背叛國家或幫助敵人的
describing any action, statement, or plan that seriously harms one's own country or government, especially by helping its enemies.
The general faced a court-martial for what the army called treasonous acts against the nation.
那名將軍因軍方所稱的叛國行為而面臨軍事法庭審判。
collocation: treasonous acts
Beatriz argued that spreading false information about election results was a treasonous betrayal of democracy.
Beatriz 認為，散布關於選舉結果的不實資訊是對民主的背叛，形同叛國。
collocation: treasonous betrayal of [democracy]
A documentary revealed how the diplomat's treasonous meetings with foreign agents went undetected for years.
一部紀錄片揭露了那名外交官與外國特務的叛國會面多年來未被察覺。
Tomás was shocked to hear his government described as treasonous during the televised debate.
Tomás 在電視辯論中聽到自己的政府被形容為叛國，感到十分震驚。
Noa read the leaked report and concluded that its proposals were treasonous in their intent.
Noa 讀了那份外洩的報告，並斷定其中的提議在意圖上是叛國的。
- traitorous
focuses more on the person's character or disloyal nature rather than the legal crime
- treasonable
more commonly used in formal legal writing and statutes; largely interchangeable with 'treasonous'
- seditious
implies rebellion or incitement against authority rather than actively helping an enemy
文法句型
treasonous + noun (act, statement, plot)
be + treasonous
用法筆記
Most frequently used with nouns such as 'act', 'behavior', 'statement', or 'plot'. Especially common in political and legal contexts.