| 单词 | usurp |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ju:'zə:p] |
| 解释 | v.篡夺，霸占 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.篡夺，霸占(to seize and hold in possession by force ) 【考】 embezzle : funds / usurp : power(贪污资金/篡夺权利)usurp : take / overwhelm : defeat(篡夺是完全夺取/压 倒性胜利是完全打败)反义词：abdicate(让 位) 【记】 use(用)+urp，看作up 用(阴谋)上台→篡夺; 比较usury(高利贷) 【例】 usurp the throne(篡夺王位) |
| 字源 | usurp (v.) early 14c., from Old French usurper "to (wrongfully) appropriate" (14c.), from Latin usurpare "make use of, seize for use," in later Latin "to assume unlawfully, trespass on," from usus "a use" (see use (v.)) + rapere "to seize" (see rapid (adj.)). Related: Usurped; usurping. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 篡夺(非法地用武力抢夺他人的权力) 【记】usu = use, rp = up: 用武力上台－篡夺 【类】embezzle: funds = usurp: power贪污资金 = 篡夺权利usurp: take = trespass: enter篡夺是非法夺取 = 侵入是非法进入 【反】abdicate(v 让位); assume rightfully(正当的就职) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自use + rape 掠夺，强奸，使用掠夺手段占有；use + 音：恶扑，要使用东西，兇恶地扑过来占有 |
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