单词 | intifada |
释义 | intifadan. An Arab uprising or revolt, spec. the Palestinian insurrection and unrest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, which began in late 1987. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > insurrection > [noun] > an insurrection > specific Jacquerie1523 powder treason1607 powder plot1611 the Fifteena1797 Gunpowder Plot1796 whisky insurrection1824 the Forty-five1832 whisky rebellion1863 Easter Rising1916 intifada1985 1985 Los Angeles Times 22 Sept. i. 1/5 Along with Gemayel's declining popularity, the last six months have seen one intifada..after another. 1987 Guardian Weekly 27 Dec. 5/1 Palestinians have already surprised themselves and the Israelis by the sustained unrest and many now use the Arabic word ‘intifada’ (uprising) to describe what is happening. 1988 Daily Tel. 2 Aug. 17/6 The intifada is unequivocally a demonstration of support for the PLO and an independent Palestine, not for any half-way arrangement in which Jordan plays a prominent part. 1989 Sunday Tel. 23 Apr. 15/3 Aoun cannot hope for an intifada against Assad. 1991 Internat. Affairs 67 227 The Palestinian intifadah from November 1987 and the PLO's concession of Israel's right to exist in November 1988 raised hope of a breakthrough. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1985 |
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