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 English
treacheryother
=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.

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