Word · Frequency #27736
mutineers
哗变者;反叛者
mutineers is the plural of mutineer.
someone who openly rebels against authority, especially a sailor or soldier
- 1.
Someone who participates in mutiny.
参与叛乱的人;叛变者。
参与叛乱的人;叛变者。;暴徒;反抗者
In use
The captain ordered the mutineers to be put in chains until the ship reached port.
The mutineer stood alone before the court, refusing to explain why he had led the revolt.
After the mutiny failed, the surviving mutineers were tried and sentenced to long prison terms.
a mutineer
作名词时是可数名词,指公开反抗权威的人,尤指反叛的士兵或水手。
He was branded a mutineer after the failed uprising.
那次起义失败后,他被冠以叛变者的名号。
mutineer against [sb]
作动词时是罕见用法,常用 mutiny 代替;后接 against 引出反抗对象。
The crew mutineered against the captain.
船员们起来反抗船长。
Common mistakes
Many mutineer were put in prison.Many mutineers were put in prison.
mutineer 是可数名词,指“叛变者、哗变者”。中文名词没有复数变化,但英语中 many 后必须用复数形式,所以要在 mutineer 后加 -s。
The captain put down the mutineer.The captain put down the mutiny.
mutineer 指“发动叛变的人”,而“叛乱、哗变”这一事件本身用 mutiny。表示镇压的对象是事件,应使用名词 mutiny;若用 mutineer,意思会变成镇压某个叛变者,不符合原意。
Connections
Collocations
- a band of mutineers
- 一群哗变者
- The captain faced a band of mutineers on the open deck.船长在露天甲板上面对一群哗变者。
- the leader of the mutineers
- 哗变者的首领
- The leader of the mutineers was a disgruntled warrant officer.哗变者的首领是一名心怀不满的准尉。
- the execution of the mutineers
- 对哗变者的处决
- The execution of the mutineers was scheduled for dawn.对哗变者的处决定在黎明进行。
- brand someone as a mutineer
- 给某人贴上哗变者的标签
- The commander branded the sailor as a mutineer and made an example of him.指挥官给那名水手贴上哗变者的标签,并拿他杀一儆百。
- mutineer against one's captain
- 反抗船长(发生哗变)
- The crew mutineered against their captain after weeks at sea.船员们在海上数周后奋起反抗他们的船长。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mutineer 开头像 mute(沉默),但哗变者绝不沉默;-eer 表示人,所以 mutineer 是公开抗命的水手或士兵。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:军事或航海题材、历史叙述 mutineer 是比较正式的词,通常用于历史、军事或航海题材,指参与哗变或反叛(尤其是海员或士兵)的人;日常口语中更常说 rebel 或 troublemaker。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 -eer 结尾,与 mutineer 的重读部分 /ˈnɪə/ 押韵。注意形近词:mutiny /ˈmjuːtɪni/ 和 mutinous /ˈmjuːtɪnəs/ 虽同根,但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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