Word · Frequency #15574
insurrection
起义；暴动；叛乱
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
- 1.
The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
暴动；起义；叛乱(尤指初期或局部性的)
- 2.
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
对权威的有组织反抗；一派试图从另一派手中夺取控制权的冲突
暴动；起义；叛乱(尤指初期或局部性的)；对权威的有组织反抗；一派试图从另一派手中夺取控制权的冲突；起义；暴动；反抗；[法] 起义
In use
The government quickly sent troops to stop the insurrection in the capital.
Several leaders of the insurrection were arrested after the fighting ended.
The general warned that any insurrection against the elected government would fail.
verb + an insurrection
常见动词包括 lead, organize, crush, put down 等。
The rebels led an insurrection against the government.
叛军领导了一场反对政府的起义。
insurrection against + noun
表示反抗的对象，用介词 against。
The insurrection against the monarchy failed.
反对君主制的起义失败了。
in/during + the insurrection
表示起义发生的背景或时间。
Connections
Collocations
- armed insurrection
- 武装暴动
- The rebels launched an armed insurrection against the regime.叛乱分子对政权发动了武装暴动。
- stage an insurrection
- 发动起义
- They staged an insurrection to overthrow the government.他们发动起义以推翻政府。
- put down an insurrection
- 镇压叛乱
- Government troops were sent to put down the insurrection.政府军被派去镇压叛乱。
- lead an insurrection
- 领导起义
- He was accused of leading an insurrection against the colonial authorities.他被控领导反抗殖民当局的起义。
- insurrection against the government
- 反对政府的叛乱
- The insurrection against the government lasted for three weeks.反对政府的叛乱持续了三周。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 in-（内部）+ surrection 联想 surge（涌起）：内部力量涌起反抗，即暴动叛乱。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reports、political commentary、historical accounts insurrection 是比较正式的书面用语，多用于新闻报道、政治评论或历史叙述中，指有组织的武装反抗。日常口语中较少使用，更常见于严肃或正式语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与目标词押韵：重读音节都含 /ɛkʃən/（或辅音+ /ɛkʃən/）。注意 'resurrection' 虽与 'insurrection' 拼写相近，但前缀读音不同：/ˌrɛzə-/ ≠ /ˌɪnsɝ-/。另需小心 'insertion' /ɪnˈsɝʃən/，它看似相关，但读音和意义都不同，勿混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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