treason
意味
- (君主・国に対する) 反逆(罪); 背信(行為),むほん
例文
He was banished to an island for high treason.
彼は大逆罪で島流しにされた。
Mr. President, what you are doing is treason!
大統領さん、あなたのしていることは反逆です!
He was exiled to an island for the crime of high treason.
彼は大逆罪で島流しにされた。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
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 and traitor; also related to betray.