| 单词 | subversion |
| 释义 | subversion (once / 5191 pages) n Subversion means overthrowing something, like a government or law, or it can mean corrupting someone’s personal morals, like making a vegetarian eat bacon by tricking her. The Latin root subvertere means “to turn from below,” and when you turn something on its head in a sneaky way, that’s subversion. Imagine digging a hole in the ground, then covering the hole with a layer of sticks and leaves. When someone walks on it, they fall in. That’s the basic idea of subversion, attacking from below. People often use subversion to take down a corrupt government, and acts of subversion are a powerful way to protest injustice. WORD FAMILYsubversion: countersubversion, subversions+/subversive: subversively, subversiveness, subversives/subvert: subversion, subversive, subverted, subverter, subverting, subverts/subverter: subverters USAGE EXAMPLESThe party sees groups like his as potential Trojan horses of political subversion. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) On the Friday 23 December police confirmed they were investigating prominent Christian rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Chinese lawyers abjectly confessing to subversion in show trials. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government Syn|Hyper subversive activity overthrow the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) 2n destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity the big city's subversion of rural innocence Syn|Hyper corruption debasement, degradation changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
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