Word · Frequency #14607
mutiny
叛变；兵变；哗变
open rebellion against established authority, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers
- 1.
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
针对法定当局的有组织叛乱,尤指水手对军官的叛乱。
- 2.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
对既定权威的公开叛乱(尤指水手或士兵对长官的叛变)
- 3.
Violent commotion; tumult; strife.
暴力骚乱；混乱；冲突。
针对法定当局的有组织叛乱,尤指水手对军官的叛乱。；对既定权威的公开叛乱(尤指水手或士兵对长官的叛变)；暴力骚乱；混乱；冲突。；叛变；兵变
In use
The sailors planned a mutiny because they had not been paid for months.
The captain was shocked to discover that the crew was preparing a mutiny.
After the mutiny, the ship returned to port and the officers were put on trial.
noun: a mutiny against sb/sth
作名词时为可数名词，复数形式是 mutinies，后可接 against 短语说明反抗对象。
The sailors staged a mutiny against the cruel captain.
水手们发动了一场针对残暴船长的叛变。
verb: mutiny against sb/sth
作不及物动词使用，后接 against 引出反抗的对象。
The troops mutinied against their commanders.
部队哗变反抗他们的指挥官。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- stage a mutiny
- 发动叛变
- The sailors planned to stage a mutiny during the night watch.水手们计划在夜间值班时发动叛变。
- lead a mutiny
- 领导兵变
- He was accused of leading a mutiny against the captain.他被指控带头叛乱反对船长。
- crush a mutiny
- 镇压兵变
- The government sent troops to crush the mutiny.政府派兵镇压了这场兵变。
- attempted mutiny
- 未遂叛变
- Three crew members were arrested for attempted mutiny.三名船员因企图叛变而被捕。
- mutiny against
- 反抗，叛乱
- The troops mutinied against their general.部队起来反抗他们的将军。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：水手们齐喊“mutiny”，把船长扔下海——集体反抗长官就是叛变/兵变。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史叙述、军事/航海纪律、正式书面语 mutiny 通常用于正式或文学语境，常见于历史、军事或航海相关描述。作名词和动词都表示叛变、反抗，口语中较少直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'scrutiny' rhymes with 'mutiny' (both end in /uːtəni/). Be careful: 'tiny' /ˈtaɪni/, 'destiny' /ˈdɛstəni/, and 'tinny' /ˈtɪni/ look similar in spelling but have different vowels; 'mutinous' shares the beginning /ˈmjuːtə/ but not the ending.
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。
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