partisans
partisans — 名詞
1. people who join a hidden armed group inside their homeland while a foreign army
游擊隊員
敵後祕密武裝抵抗者
people who join a hidden armed group inside their homeland while a foreign army occupies it, and who launch small surprise raids against the occupying soldiers.
Yugoslav partisans hid in the mountains and ambushed German supply trucks at night.
南斯拉夫游擊隊員藏在山裡，趁夜伏擊德軍的補給卡車。
partisans + ambushed + [enemy target]
Kenji's grandmother smuggled bread to the partisans who lived in the forest outside her village.
Kenji 的祖母把麵包偷偷送給住在她村外森林裡的游擊隊員。
smuggled + to the partisans (hidden group)
Italian partisans cut the telephone wires before the Allied troops arrived in the town.
義大利游擊隊員在盟軍進城之前先剪斷了電話線。
The general feared the partisans more than the regular army because he could not see them coming.
將軍對游擊隊員的恐懼勝過正規軍，因為他完全看不到他們從哪裡來。
After the war, several former partisans wrote books about their years in hiding.
戰後，幾位前游擊隊員寫了書，記錄他們躲藏的那些年。
- guerrillas
near-synonym; emphasises the irregular fighting style
- resistance fighters
neutral term, often used in WWII contexts
- insurgents
broader and often used by the occupier; can carry a negative tone
- occupying army
the regular foreign force the partisans fight against
文法句型
partisans + fight/attack/operate
用法筆記
Almost always plural and almost always tied to a specific historical occupation — WWII Yugoslavia, Italy, France, Soviet Union, or modern guerrilla resistance. Distinguish from sense 2 (political supporter): if the people are armed and fighting in secret, it's this sense.
常見錯誤
2. people who back a particular leader, idea, or political group with strong feelin
死忠支持者
對某人或主張盲目擁護的人
people who back a particular leader, idea, or political group with strong feeling and who rarely accept criticism of what they support.
Owen's loudest partisans crowded the front rows of every campaign rally.
Owen 最激動的死忠支持者，每場造勢晚會都擠在最前排。
[noun]'s partisans + filled/crowded + [location]
Noa argued that even the prime minister's strongest partisans were starting to doubt her latest budget plan.
Noa 認為，就連總理最堅定的死忠支持者也開始懷疑她最新的預算計畫。
strongest partisans + starting to doubt (loyalty shift)
The new coffee shop in town quickly gained a small group of loyal partisans on social media.
鎮上新開的咖啡店很快在社群媒體上聚集了一小群忠實的死忠支持者。
Both candidates sent their partisans door to door across the small farming county.
兩位候選人都派出自己的死忠支持者，挨家挨戶跑遍這個小農業郡。
Ayesha refused to call herself one of the chairman's partisans, even though she usually voted with him.
Ayesha 雖然投票時常常支持主席，但拒絕承認自己是他的死忠支持者之一。
- supporters
neutral; partisans implies stronger and more uncritical loyalty
- loyalists
close synonym, often used for political party members who back the leader through controversy
- devotees
more emotional, often used for fans of a person, religion, or hobby
文法句型
partisans of + person/cause
loyal/fierce partisans
用法筆記
Often slightly negative or wry — suggests the supporters are too loyal to think clearly about the person or cause. Distinguish from sense 1: if the supporters are not armed and not fighting an occupier, it's this sense.
常見錯誤
partisans — 形容詞
1. backing one side, party, or person so strongly that you ignore the good points o
偏袒一方的
強烈支持某方而失去公正
backing one side, party, or person so strongly that you ignore the good points of the other side and judge issues only by which side they help.
Tariq complained that the news channel had become too partisan to trust on election night.
Tariq 抱怨那家新聞台選舉夜的報導已經太偏袒一方，沒辦法信任。
too partisan + to trust (degree + infinitive)
The judge's ruling was praised for being careful and not partisan in tone.
法官的判決因為謹慎、語氣不偏袒一方而受到稱讚。
not partisan + in tone (predicative)
Linh tried to keep the school newspaper free of partisan opinions about the city council vote.
Linh 努力讓校刊不出現任何偏袒一方的意見，避免捲入市議會投票的爭論。
Voters on both sides accused the debate moderator of asking partisan questions.
雙方選民都指責辯論主持人提出偏袒一方的問題。
Christopher said the football crowd was loud but not partisan, since fans of both teams sat together.
Christopher 說足球場上的觀眾雖然很吵，但並不偏袒一方，因為兩隊球迷坐在一起。
- impartial
the most common opposite, especially of judges, referees, and reporters
- non-partisan
explicitly negates this adjective; common in US political language
文法句型
partisan + noun (politics, press, crowd)
be partisan
用法筆記
Carries a mildly negative tone — suggests the loyalty has gone past fairness. Common collocates are media or political terms: 'partisan press', 'partisan attacks', 'partisan politics', 'partisan crowd'. Distinguish from 'biased', which is broader and can apply to non-political topics.