Word · Frequency #11635
subversive
颠覆分子;破坏分子
A person who seeks to undermine or overthrow an established system or government, especially a radical supporter of revolution or someone who uses sabotage or propaganda.
- 1.
A radical supporter of political or social revolution.
政治或社会革命的激进支持者。
- 2.
One who subverts, a saboteur, provocateur, or propagandist.
颠覆者,破坏者、煽动者或宣传者。
政治或社会革命的激进支持者。;颠覆者,破坏者、煽动者或宣传者。;破坏分子;颠覆分子
In use
The authorities arrested the subversive for spreading anti-government pamphlets.
During the trial, the subversive denied any plan to overthrow the government.
Hotel staff noticed suspicious behavior and reported the subversive to the police.
Connections
Collocations
- alleged subversive
- 涉嫌颠覆分子
- The alleged subversive was released after questioning.这名涉嫌颠覆分子在接受讯问后获释。
- political subversive
- 政治颠覆分子
- He was labeled a political subversive for criticizing the regime.他因批评政权而被贴上政治颠覆分子的标签。
- brand someone a subversive
- 把某人指为颠覆分子
- They branded him a subversive for distributing pamphlets.他们因为他散发传单而将他指为颠覆分子。
- round up subversives
- 搜捕颠覆分子
- Police rounded up suspected subversives during the crackdown.在镇压行动中,警方搜捕了疑似颠覆分子。
- root out subversives
- 肃清颠覆分子
- The new leader promised to root out subversives in the army.新领导人承诺要肃清军队中的颠覆分子。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:sub-(下)+ verse(转)→ 从下面翻转社会的人,就是subversive(颠覆分子)。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:political commentary、national security discourse、historical writing 作名词时多用于较正式的书面或政治语境,常指颠覆分子、破坏分子;日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与'subversive'的 stressed vowel /ɜː/ 和结尾 /sɪv/ 完全相同的常见单词。所列单词在拼写上都以 '-sive' 结尾,但每个单词的元音不同,因此并不押韵。
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
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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