| 单词 | anarchy |
| 释义 | anarchy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanarchyan‧ar‧chy /ˈænəki $ -ər-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]CONTROLa situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situationThe prison is close to anarchy.The classroom was in a constant state of anarchy.slide/fall/descend into anarchyThe nation is in danger of falling into anarchy.Examples from the Corpusanarchy• The Big Boy, when he hints at anarchy, is still respectful, apologetic, as if talking to a superior.• Bad films emerge from creative anarchy which brings out the weaknesses of those involved.• And that would imply either anarchy or autocracy.• There was a state of near anarchy in the classroom.• That there are risks associated with civil disobedience no one would deny, and among them is the risk of anarchy.Origin anarchy (1500-1600) Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos “having no ruler”, from an- “without” + archos “ruler” |
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