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Subversive System Political Government Considered Undermine Weaken Destroy

英语单词 subversive
英美音标 英 [səb'vɜːsɪv] 美 [səb'vɜːrsɪv]
中文释义 adj.颠覆性的;破坏性的
n.破坏份子;危险份子
英语例句 (1) The new party has subversive ideas.
(2) He was read out of the association because of alleged subversive activities.
(3) Both were new and radical experiments, considered by other countries subversive.
(4) He was a known political subversive.
中文例句 (1) 新政党有颠覆的意图。
(2) 由于有人说他搞颠覆活动,所以他被宣布开除出协会。
(3) 两者都是又新又猛的试验。其他国家都认为它们起的是破坏作用。
(4) 他是一个有名的政治颠覆分子。
vocabulary简明 You might want to call someone subversive if they are sneakily trying to undermine something, from the social structure of your high school to an entire system of government.
vocabulary扩展 You can use subversive as a noun or an adjective without changing it one whit. Note the prefix sub meaning "underneath" with the remainder coming from the Latin vertere "to turn." Think about a subversive as a sneaky kind of revolutionary who tries to turn the system from underneath. Art or literature is considered subversive if it attempts to undermine the morals and traditions of a society.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]颠覆性的;破坏性的 Something that is subversive is intended to weaken or destroy a political system or government.
  • This courageous and subversive movie has attracted widespread critical support.

    这部大胆而具颠覆性的电影引起了评论界广泛的支持。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]颠覆分子;破坏分子 Subversives are people who attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or government.
  • Agents regularly rounded up suspected subversives.

    特工定期围捕可疑的颠覆分子。

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