conspiracy
英 [k?n'sp?r?s?]
美 [k?n'sp?r?si]
英文詞源
- conspiracy (n.)
- mid-14c., from Anglo-French conspiracie, Old French conspiracie "conspiracy, plot," from Latin conspirationem (nominative conspiratio) "agreement, union, unanimity," noun of action from conspirare (see conspire); earlier in same sense was conspiration (early 14c.), from French conspiration (13c.), from Latin conspirationem. An Old English word for it was facengecwis. As a term in law, from 1863. Conspiracy theory is from 1909.
雙語例句
- 1. At first, he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.
- 起初，他幸好不知道那些針對他的陰謀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy?
- 你有沒有輕信過有關(guān)肯尼迪總統(tǒng)遇刺的陰謀論？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime.
- 他懷疑有人密謀掩蓋犯罪事實。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy.
- 幾乎可以肯定，這些炸彈是一個更大的陰謀的一部分。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power.
- 有人策劃了一個不可告人的陰謀要將他們排斥在權(quán)力中心之外。
來自柯林斯例句