Word · Frequency #5072
Fully loadedconspiracy
阴谋；密谋
a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal
- 1.
An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
多方之间达成的伤害性、不道德或颠覆性的协议或安排；共谋的事例。
- 2.
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
密谋:两人或多人之间为实施非法行为而达成的秘密协议
- 3.
An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
两人或多人约定在未来某时违法的协议。
- 4.
a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
阴谋:策划实施有害或非法行为(尤指政治阴谋)
- 5.
A secret agreement to do something.
做某事的秘密协议。
- 6.
a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
阴谋集团:为达有害或非法目的而勾结的一伙共谋者
- 7.
An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.
为达成某事而共同行动的协议；共谋的行为或实例。
- 8.
A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
不同音系或语法规则导致相似或相关结果的情形。
（语言学）规则协同；多方之间达成的伤害性、不道德或颠覆性的协议或安排；共谋的事例。；密谋:两人或多人之间为实施非法行为而达成的秘密协议；两人或多人约定在未来某时违法的协议。；阴谋:策划实施有害或非法行为(尤指政治阴谋)
In use
The employees uncovered a conspiracy to embezzle company funds.
Many people believe in various conspiracies about historical events.
The detective suspected a conspiracy behind the series of robberies.
a conspiracy to do sth
表示实施某非法行为的阴谋。
They were accused of a conspiracy to overthrow the government.
他们被指控密谋推翻政府。
a conspiracy against sb/sth
The plot was a conspiracy against the elected president.
这个阴谋是针对当选总统的。
in conspiracy with sb
常用于法律或正式语境，表示共谋。
Connections
Collocations
- conspiracy theory
- 阴谋论
- Many people believe in various conspiracy theories about the moon landing.许多人相信关于登月的各种阴谋论。
- criminal conspiracy
- 犯罪阴谋
- The defendants were charged with criminal conspiracy to commit fraud.被告被指控犯有实施欺诈的犯罪阴谋。
- conspiracy to commit
- 共谋实施
- He was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder.他被判犯有共谋谋杀罪。
- allege a conspiracy
- 指控有阴谋
- The prosecution alleged a conspiracy among the company's executives.控方指控公司高管之间存在阴谋。
- conspiracy charge
- 阴谋指控
- She faced conspiracy charges for her role in the plot.她因在阴谋中的角色而面临阴谋指控。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：con（共同）+ spire（呼吸），密谋者一起呼吸商量坏事。
Context & Register
该词 register 中性，通常用于正式或半正式语境（如新闻、法律、政治讨论），表示秘密的非法协议或计划；在口语中偶有使用，但较少。
Grammar Note
常用搭配：conspiracy to do sth, conspiracy against sb/sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
No words share the exact stressed vowel and following sounds of 'conspiracy' (stress on /ɪ/ followed by /rəsi/). The following words share the spelling suffix '-acy' and the unstressed ending /-əsi/, but differ in stress placement and stressed vowel quality. Use them to practice the spelling pattern.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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