| 单词 | conspiracy |
| 释义 | conspiracy (once / 404 pages) n A conspiracy is a secret agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful or harmful act. Conspiracy theorists are people who believe that the government is secretly controlled by power brokers in flagrant violation of the constitution. Conspiracy can also refer to the act of planning an unlawful or harmful act: Terrorists might be accused of organizing a conspiracy to overthrow the government. Conspiracy is ultimately from Latin cōnspīrāre "to agree or plot together, literally to breathe together." The corresponding English verb is conspire. WORD FAMILYconspiracy: conspiracies+/conspirator: conspiratorial, conspirators/conspiratorial: conspiratorially/conspire: conspiracy, conspirative, conspirator, conspired, conspires, conspiring USAGE EXAMPLESTrump also drew on conspiracy theories to delegitimize all sorts of political obstacles he faced. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Federal prosecutors in Rochester say Friday that Kenya Brown was sentenced to 248 months following his conviction on armed drug conspiracy and distribution charges. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) His assassins acted in hopes of saving the czar — and themselves — but the conspiracy backfired. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) Syn|Hypo|Hyper cabal Gunpowder Plot a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes game, plot, secret plan a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) 2n a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act Syn|Hypo|Hyper confederacy conspiracy of silence a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event agreement, understanding the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises 3n a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose Syn|Hyper confederacy band, circle, lot, set an unofficial association of people or groups |
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