treachery
🇬🇧 UK/'tretʃәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Deliberate betrayal of trust or confidence, often for personal gain
背叛,背信弃义
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishtreacheryother
=treachery
Common Collocations
- 1.act of treachery背叛行为
- 2.commit treachery实施背叛
- 3.treachery and betrayal背信与叛变
- 4.[political treachery]政治背叛
Example Sentences
- 1.
His treachery was exposed when he sold state secrets to the enemy.
- 2.
The general felt a deep sense of betrayal at his lieutenant's treachery.