dissident
/ˈdɪsɪdənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪsɪdənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdɪs.ɪ.dənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪs.ə.dənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdi-sə-dənt/ (ame, mw)
dissident — 名詞
- dissidentsingular
- dissidentsplural
1. someone who openly speaks out against the government, ruling party, or official
異議人士
公開反對政府或當權者的人
someone who openly speaks out against the government, ruling party, or official policy of their country — often at personal risk, especially under regimes that punish such criticism.
Padma spent twelve years in prison after being labelled a dissident by the regime.
Padma 被當局貼上異議人士的標籤，在牢裡關了十二年。
labelled a dissident — common passive collocation
The novel follows a dissident who flees Moscow after writing articles about corruption.
這本小說描述一位異議人士在發表批評貪腐的文章後逃離莫斯科。
a dissident who + relative clause naming the action
Several dissidents gathered outside the embassy in Berlin to demand the release of their friends.
數名異議人士聚集在柏林的大使館外，要求釋放他們的朋友。
Hiro became a leading dissident after publishing letters that criticised the new security law.
Hiro 發表批評新國安法的公開信後，成為知名的異議人士。
The state radio dismissed the protesters as foreign dissidents working against the nation.
官方廣播把抗議者貶為勾結外國勢力的異議人士。
- loyalist
someone who publicly supports the ruling government or party
文法句型
a dissident + against/from + [system]
用法筆記
Typically used of people who challenge an authoritarian government or one-party state; rarely applied to ordinary critics of an elected, open government.
常見錯誤
dissident — 形容詞
- dissidentpositive
- more dissidentcomparative
- most dissidentsuperlative
1. openly opposing, and speaking against, a government, religious body, political p
持異議的
公開反對當權體制的
openly opposing, and speaking against, a government, religious body, political party, or other powerful organisation in charge — usually in a way the authorities try to silence.
Adina hosted a small magazine that gave space to dissident writers from across Eastern Europe.
Adina 經營一份小雜誌，為東歐各地持異議的作家提供發聲空間。
dissident + writers — typical attributive use
The dissident voices inside the church grew louder after the bishop banned the new prayer book.
主教禁用新版祈禱書後，教會內持異議的聲音變得更加強烈。
dissident voices — common collocation
Yara joined a dissident student group that printed pamphlets against the military government.
Yara 加入一個持異議的學生團體，印製反對軍政府的傳單。
Police raided several dissident newspapers in the capital before the election.
選舉前，警方查抄了首都好幾家持異議的報社。
A small but determined dissident faction inside the ruling party demanded an open vote.
執政黨內一個人數不多卻意志堅定的異議派系，要求進行公開投票。
- dissenting
very close; slightly softer, can mean simple disagreement in a vote or meeting
- nonconformist
focuses on rejecting rules or customs, not necessarily political opposition
- rebellious
stronger; suggests broad refusal to obey, not just public criticism
文法句型
dissident + [group/voice/movement]
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before a noun, as in 'dissident writers'); avoid using after 'be' — say 'the writers were dissidents', not 'the writers were dissident'.