"offense against sovereign authority, treason," 1530s (mid-15c. as an Anglo-French word), from French lèse-majesté, from Latin laesa majestos "violated majesty," from laesus, past participle of laedere "to hurt, injure, damage, offend, insult," of unknown origin.
双语例句
1. Firing senior staff without reference to the boss comes pretty close to lese - majeste.
不请示老板而解雇高级职员,罪近欺君.
来自辞典例句
2. Solche Buecher , welche ( die ) er gestern gekauft hat , lese ich nie.