| 单词 | revolution |
| 释义 | revolution n. 1. a the forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system. b (in Marxism) the replacement of one ruling class by another; the class struggle which is expected to lead to political change and the triumph of communism. 2. any fundamental change or reversal of conditions. 3. the act or an instance of revolving. 4. a motion in orbit or a circular course or round an axis or centre; rotation. b the single completion of an orbit or rotation. c the time taken for this. 5. a cyclic recurrence. Phrases and idioms revolution counter a device for indicating the number or rate of revolutions of an engine etc. Derivatives revolutionism n. revolutionist n. Etymology: ME f. OF revolution or LL revolutio (as REVOLVE) |
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