英语单词

conspiracy是什么意思

conspiracy

英 [kən'spɪrəsɪ] 美 [kən'spɪrəsi]
  • n. 阴谋;共谋;阴谋集团

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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