| 单词 | conspiracy |
| 释义 | conspiracy —conspirative, adj. —conspiratorial /keuhn spir'euh tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/, conspiratory, adj. —conspiratorially, adv. /keuhn spir"euh see/, n. , pl. conspiracies. 1. the act of conspiring. 2. an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot. 3. a combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose: He joined the conspiracy to overthrow the government. 4. Law. an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act. 5. any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result. [1325-75; ME conspiracie, prob. < AF; see CONSPIRE, -ACY; r. ME conspiracioun; see CONSPIRATION] Syn. 1. collusion, sedition. 2. CONSPIRACY, PLOT, INTRIGUE, CABAL all refer to surreptitious or covert schemes to accomplish some end, most often an evil one. A CONSPIRACY usually involves a group entering into a secret agreement to achieve some illicit or harmful objective: a vicious conspiracy to control prices. A PLOT is a carefully planned secret scheme, usually by a small number of persons, to secure sinister ends: a plot to seize control of a company. An INTRIGUE usually involves duplicity and deceit aimed at achieving either personal advantage or criminal or treasonous objectives: the petty intrigues of civil servants. CABAL refers either to a plan by a small group of highly-placed persons to overthrow or control a government, or to the group of persons themselves: a cabal of powerful lawmakers. |
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