insurrection

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insurrection — 名詞

  • insurrectionsingular
  • insurrectionsplural

1. a planned, often violent rising-up in which ordinary people fight to seize power

1.名詞C1
釋義

起義；叛亂

民眾以武力推翻當權政府的行動

a planned, often violent rising-up in which ordinary people fight to seize power from the rulers or government in charge of their country.

例句

Hungry farmers led a sudden insurrection against the king who had taxed them for years.

飢餓的農民發動了一場突如其來的起義，反抗多年來向他們課重稅的國王。

insurrection against [authority] for the people's grievance

Soldiers loyal to the palace crushed the insurrection before it spread to nearby cities.

忠於王室的士兵趕在叛亂蔓延到鄰近城市之前就將它鎮壓了下來。

collocation: crush an insurrection

常見搭配
  • armed insurrection
  • lead an insurrection
  • crush an insurrection
  • spark an insurrection
  • an insurrection against the government
同義詞
  • rebellion

    near-synonym; slightly broader and more everyday than the formal 'insurrection'

  • uprising

    stresses the people rising from below; less bookish than 'insurrection'

  • revolt

    shorter, often sudden refusal to obey; may be smaller in scale

  • mutiny

    specifically by soldiers or sailors against their officers

反義詞
  • obedience

    accepting and following the authority's rules

  • order

    a calm, controlled state with no fighting against the rulers

文法句型

an insurrection against [authority]

lead/crush an insurrection

用法筆記

Subject is usually a large group acting together against a state or ruler; rarely used for a single person's protest. Often paired with verbs of suppression (crush, put down, quell) or leadership (lead, spark).

常見錯誤

She started an insurrection against her boss.
She started a protest against her boss.
insurrection is for rising up against a government or ruling power, not a workplace dispute.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • armed insurrection
  • popular insurrection
  • leader of the insurrection

常用片語

  • lead an insurrection
  • crush an insurrection
  • spark an insurrection
  • put down an insurrection

介系詞搭配

  • insurrection against
  • insurrection in