conspiracy
英 [kən'spɪrəsɪ]
美 [kən'spɪrəsi]
英文词源
- conspiracy (n.)
- mid-14c., from Anglo-French conspiracie, Old French conspiracie "conspiracy, plot," from Latin conspirationem (nominative conspiratio) "agreement, union, unanimity," noun of action from conspirare (see conspire); earlier in same sense was conspiration (early 14c.), from French conspiration (13c.), from Latin conspirationem. An Old English word for it was facengecwis. As a term in law, from 1863. Conspiracy theory is from 1909.
双语例句
- 1. At first, he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.
- 起初，他幸好不知道那些针对他的阴谋。
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- 2. Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy?
- 你有没有轻信过有关肯尼迪总统遇刺的阴谋论？
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- 3. He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime.
- 他怀疑有人密谋掩盖犯罪事实。
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- 4. The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy.
- 几乎可以肯定，这些炸弹是一个更大的阴谋的一部分。
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- 5. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power.
- 有人策划了一个不可告人的阴谋要将他们排斥在权力中心之外。
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