单词 | rebel |
释义 | re·bel (rĭ-bĕl) intr.v. re·belled, re·bel·ling, re·bels 1. To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority. 2. To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention. 3. To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance: She rebelled at the unwelcome suggestion. n. reb·el (rĕbəl) 1. One who rebels or is in rebellion. 2. Rebel A Confederate soldier. 3. A person who resists or defies authority or convention: "In her own mind, Jan is ... a rebel, an iconoclast, a strange and estranged and angry freedom fighter" (Perri Klass). [Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellāre : re-, re- + bellāre, to make war (from bellum, war). N., Middle English, rebellious, rebel, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis, from rebellāre.] |
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