单词 | insurgent |
释义 | insurgent /in serr"jeuhnt/, n. 1. a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel. 2. a member of a section of a political party that revolts against the methods or policies of the party. adj. 3. of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents. 4. surging or rushing in: The insurgent waves battered the shore. [1755-65; < L insurgent- (s. of insurgens) prp. of insurgere to get up, ascend, rebel. See IN-2, SURGE, -ENT] Syn. 3. rebellious, revolutionary, mutinous. |
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