| 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 | 1 [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.
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