treachery: [13] Despite the passing resemblance, treachery has no etymological connection with traitor or treason. In fact, its closest English relative is trick. The word was borrowed from Old French trecherie, a derivative of trichier ‘cheat’ (source of English trick). => trick
treachery (n.)
"treasonable or perfidious conduct," c. 1200, from Old French trecherie, tricherie "deceit, cheating, trickery, lies" (12c.), from trechier "to cheat, deceive" (see trick (n.)).
中文解释
1. trick => treachery.
实用例句
1. Crook had resigned his post rather than be party to such treachery.
克鲁克已经辞职了，不愿参与这种背信弃义的行为。来自柯林斯例句
2. The combination of sex and treachery proved a copper-bottomed circulation booster.
事实证明，性和背叛的话题结合起来无疑大大增加了发行量。来自柯林斯例句
3. He was deeply wounded by the treachery of close aides.
