单词 | counterrevolution |
释义 | counterrevolution (kaʊntərrɛvəluʃən) Word forms: counterrevolutions 1. countable noun A counterrevolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution. The consequences of the counterrevolution have been extremely bloody. 2. uncountable noun You can refer to activities that are intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution as counterrevolution. Such actions would be regarded as counterrevolution. counterrevolution in American English (ˌkaʊntərˌrɛvəˈluʃən) noun 1. a political movement or revolution against a government or social system set up by a previous revolution 2. a movement to combat revolutionary tendencies Derived forms counterrevolutionary (ˌcounterˌrevoˈlutionˌary) noun, adjectiveWord forms: plural ˌcounterˌrevoˈlutionˌaries counterrevolutionist (ˌcounterˌrevoˈlutionist) noun |
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