单词 | anarchy |
释义 | anarchy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanarchyan‧ar‧chy /ˈænəki $ -ər-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]CONTROLa situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situation The prison is close to anarchy.in a constant state of anarchy. The classroom was slide/fall/descend into anarchy The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy.Examples from the Corpusanarchy• The Big Boy, when he hints at anarchy, is still respectful, apologetic, as if talking to a superior.• Bad films emerge from creative anarchy which brings out the weaknesses of those involved.• And that would imply either anarchy or autocracy.• There was a state of near anarchy in the classroom.• That there are risks associated with civil disobedience no one would deny, and among them is the risk of anarchy.Origin anarchy (1500-1600) Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos “having no ruler”, from an- “without” + archos “ruler” |
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