Word · Frequency #10299
treason
叛国罪；叛国
the crime of betraying one's own country or government
- 1.
The crime of betraying one’s own country.
背叛自己国家的罪行。
- 2.
a crime that undermines the offender's government
危害政府的罪行
- 3.
An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence.
背信弃义的行为,背叛信任或信赖。
- 4.
disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
颠覆性不忠行为
- 5.
an act of deliberate betrayal
蓄意背叛行为
背叛；背信弃义；不忠；背叛自己国家的罪行。；危害政府的罪行；背信弃义的行为,背叛信任或信赖。；颠覆性不忠行为
In use
He was arrested for treason after the secret documents were found in his house.
Helping an enemy country during a war is considered treason.
The court found the general guilty of treason and removed him from his post.
commit treason
注意：treason 常与 commit 搭配表示‘犯叛国罪’。
He was convicted of committing treason.
他被判犯有叛国罪。
be accused of treason
也可用 be charged with treason。
The general was accused of treason.
将军被指控叛国。
treason against
treason against 后接背叛的对象。
Connections
Collocations
- commit treason
- 犯叛国罪
- He was arrested for committing treason.他因犯叛国罪被捕。
- treason charges
- 叛国罪指控
- The former official faces treason charges.这位前官员面临叛国罪指控。
- treason case
- 叛国案
- The treason case was tried in secret.这起叛国案秘密审理。
- treason trial
- 叛国罪审判
- The treason trial lasted for months.叛国罪审判持续了数月。
- accuse of treason
- 指控叛国
- They accused him of treason.他们指控他叛国。
- convict of treason
- 判犯叛国罪
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将‘treason’拆为‘tree’（树）和‘son’（儿子），想象儿子背叛家族树（叛国）。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
常与介词against连用，表示'对...的背叛'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'reason' and 'season' rhyme with 'treason' (same stressed /iː/ and /zən/). 'Prison', 'person', 'poison', and 'lesson' share the '-son' spelling but have different vowels, so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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