| 单词 | counterrevolutionary |
| 释义 | counterrevolutionary (kaʊntərrɛvəluʃənɛri) Word forms: counterrevolutionaries 1. adjective Counterrevolutionary activities are activities intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution. ...counterrevolutionary propaganda. 2. countable noun A counterrevolutionary is a person who is trying to reverse the effects of a previous revolution. counterrevolutionary in American English (ˈkauntərˌrevəˈluːʃəˌneri) Word forms: noun plural -aries adjective 1. characteristic of or resulting from a counterrevolution 2. opposing a revolution or revolutionary government noun 3. Also: counterrevolutionist (ˈkauntərˌrevəˈluːʃənɪst) a person who advocates or engages in a counterrevolution Word origin [1790–1800; counterrevolution + -ary]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cannibalism, gelatin, infiltration, standby, stereotype-ary is a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin,on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary), or nouns denoting objects, esp. receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent namedby the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributingto,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives. Other words that use theaffix -ary include: complimentary, inflationary, revolutionary, visionaryExamples of 'counterrevolutionary' in a sentence |
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