| 释义 |
Huk|hʌk|
[Abbrev. of Tagalog Hukbalahap, f. initial syllables of hukbó army + bayan people, country + laban against + hapan Japanese (i.e. hukbó ng bayan laban sa hapon people's army against the Japanese).]
A guerrilla movement in the Philippines, orig. against the Japanese in World War II, later popularly identified with communism. Also attrib.
1947Britannica Bk. of Year 840/2 Huks, shortening of Hukbalahaps, a Tagalog word meaning ‘armed peasants’, ‘people's army’. 1951H. MacInnes Neither Five nor Three xv. 209, I read the article..about the Philippines. It seems that the Huks have nothing to do with Communism. 1966Economist 22 Oct. 359/2 Killings and ambushes by Huk guerrillas..have recently been common in central Luzon. 1967Ibid. 4 Feb. 414/2 The Huks, who began as anti-Japanese guerrillas, carried on an armed rural rebellion from 1950 to 1954. 1971W. Laqueur Dict. Politics 403 Since 1965 there has been a revival of Huk activity. 1972Times 30 Sept. 15/4 The Huks are well-educated, ideologically-motivated men. |