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Subversion Means Turn That’s Hole 英 Səb'vɜːʃn] 美 Səb'vɜːʃn

英语单词 subversion
英美音标 英 [səb'vɜːʃn] 美 [səb'vɜːʃn]
中文释义 n.颠覆;破坏
英语例句 (1) Subversion is the soul of deconstruction ism.
(2) Congressional vexation at such subversion led to the Smith Act in spring of 1940.
中文例句 (1) “颠覆”是解构主义的灵魂。
(2) 国会恼怒这种破坏活动,于1940年春制订史密斯法。
vocabulary简明 Subversion means overthrowing something, like a government or law, or it can mean corrupting someone’s personal morals, like making a vegetarian eat bacon by tricking her.
vocabulary扩展 The Latin root subvertere means “to turn from below,” and when you turn something on its head in a sneaky way, that’s subversion. Imagine digging a hole in the ground, then covering the hole with a layer of sticks and leaves. When someone walks on it, they fall in. That’s the basic idea of subversion, attacking from below. People often use subversion to take down a corrupt government, and acts of subversion are a powerful way to protest injustice.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对政府或政治体系的)颠覆,暗中破坏 Subversion is the attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or a government.
  • He was arrested in parliament on charges of subversion for organizing the demonstration.

    他因组织示威活动在议会上被以颠覆破坏罪名逮捕。

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