treason

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The crime of betraying one’s own country. countable,uncountable
    — Treaſon doth never [pro]ſper: what's the reaſon? / For yf yt [pro]ſper none dare call yt treaſon
  2. An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence. countable,uncountable

词形变化

treasons plural

词源

From Middle English tresoun, treison, from Anglo-Norman treson, from Old French traïson (“treason”), from trair, or from Latin trāditiō (“a giving up, handing over, surrender, delivery, tradition”), from trādō (“give up, hand over, deliver over, betray”, verb), from trāns- (“over, across”) + dō (“give”). Doublet of tradition; also related to betray.
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