insurrection
noun /ˌɪnsəˈrekʃn/
/ˌɪnsəˈrekʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- insurrection (against somebody/something) a situation in which a large group of people try to take political control of their own country with violence
起义；叛乱；暴动 - He led an armed insurrection against the regime.
他领导了一场反对该政权的武装起义。
- In 1822 he planned a slave insurrection in South Carolina.
1822 年，他在南卡罗来纳州策划了一场奴隶暴动。 - There was a popular insurrection against the police.
发生了针对警察的民众暴动。 - They were accused of plotting insurrection against the government.
他们被指控策划反抗政府的叛乱。 - Years of discontent turned into armed insurrection.
积年的愤懑转化为武装起义。 - insurrection against the monarchy
反抗君主制的起义
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- armed
- popular
- slave
- …
- plan
- lead
- launch
- …
- insurrection against
词源late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin insurrectio(n-), from insurgere ‘rise up’. - He led an armed insurrection against the regime.