1530s, from Latin dissidentem (nominative dissidens), present participle of dissidere "to be remote; disagree, be removed from," literally "to sit apart," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary).
dissident (n.)
1766, in reference to Protestants, from dissident (adj.). In the political sense first used 1940, coinciding with the rise of 20c. totalitarian systems, especially with reference to the Soviet Union.
雙語例句
1. She was suspected of having links with a dissident group.
她被懷疑與一個持不同政見的政治團體有關聯。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The dissident was cast out from his country.
這位持不同政見者被驅逐出境.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. That was the dissident movement in Poland.
那是波蘭的持不同政見者的運動.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. There were many dissident elements in the population.