conspiracy

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conspiracy — 名詞

  • conspiracysingular
  • conspiraciesplural

1. a secret arrangement among several individuals or organisations to commit an ill

1.名詞B2
釋義

共謀；密謀

多人祕密策劃違法或有害行為

a secret arrangement among several individuals or organisations to commit an illegal or harmful act; the process of agreeing on such a plan in private

例句

Ravindra was charged with conspiracy to defraud the elderly couple of their life savings.

Ravindra 被控共謀詐騙老夫妻一生的積蓄。

conspiracy + to-infinitive for illegal purpose

The documentary exposed a conspiracy among the oil executives to keep fuel prices artificially high.

這部紀錄片揭露了石油業高層之間共謀維持高油價的內幕。

conspiracy among [people]

常見搭配
  • form a conspiracy
  • uncover a conspiracy
  • expose a conspiracy
  • political conspiracy
  • criminal conspiracy
同義詞
  • plot

    a plan made secretly, usually with a set goal; often used in stories about crime or politics

  • scheme

    a dishonest plan, often involving deception; broader than conspiracy, not necessarily requiring multiple people

  • collusion

    a formal word for secret cooperation, especially in business or political wrongdoing

反義詞
  • openness

    the quality of acting without secrecy

文法句型

conspiracy + to-infinitive

conspiracy + between/among + [people/groups]

用法筆記

Frequently used with a following to-infinitive (a conspiracy to [do something]) or the preposition 'between' or 'among' to state who is involved. Common in legal contexts.

常見錯誤

That was a conspiracy of the two friends.
That was a conspiracy between the two friends.
use 'between' or 'among', not 'of', when listing the people involved.
They conspired a conspiracy to steal the data.
They formed a conspiracy to steal the data.
the verb 'conspire' already contains the idea, so 'conspired a conspiracy' is redundant.

2. an unspoken agreement among a group of people not to talk about something, espec

2.名詞C1
釋義

沈默協定

眾人對某事約定保持緘默

an unspoken agreement among a group of people not to talk about something, especially something embarrassing, harmful, or illegal, in order to protect themselves or others from the consequences

例句

The neighbours maintained a conspiracy of silence about the abuse in the apartment next door.

鄰居們對隔壁公寓發生的虐待事件一直保持著沈默協定。

conspiracy of silence + about [topic]

A conspiracy of silence protected the bank's executives from public anger until the scandal broke.

沈默協定保護了銀行高層免於公憤，直到醜聞爆發。

常見搭配
  • a conspiracy of silence
  • maintain a conspiracy of silence
  • break the conspiracy of silence
  • conspiracy of silence about/around/over
同義詞
  • pact of silence

    a more literal, less common alternative that carries the same idea

  • cover-up

    emphasises the active hiding of wrongdoing rather than the agreement to stay silent

反義詞
  • whistleblowing

    the act of speaking out about wrongdoing, the opposite of staying silent

文法句型

a conspiracy of silence

a conspiracy of silence + about/around/over + [topic]

用法筆記

Almost always used in the fixed phrase 'a conspiracy of silence' followed by 'about', 'around', or 'over' to name the hidden topic. This sense does not take a to-infinitive, which helps distinguish it from sense 1.

常見錯誤

There was a conspiracy of silence to hide the truth.
There was a conspiracy of silence about the truth.
this sense does not use a to-infinitive; use 'about' or 'around' instead.
慣用語

conspiracy theory

idiom

a belief that a secret group is responsible for a particular event or situation, often without good evidence and as an alternative to the official explanation

陰謀論

Owen's uncle spends hours online reading conspiracy theories about the moon landing being faked.

The politician dismissed the rumour as a ridiculous conspiracy theory spread by her opponents.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • form a conspiracy
  • part of a conspiracy
  • conspiracy to defraud

介系詞搭配

  • conspiracy between
  • conspiracy among
  • conspiracy of