| 单词 | conspiratorial |
| 释义 | conspiratorial (once / 25639 pages) adj Something that's conspiratorial involves a secret plan with other people. A conspiratorial glance between siblings is bound to make their babysitter nervous. Things done in a conspiratorial way are secretive and sneaky: a meet up between spies is conspiratorial, and several coworkers planning a surprise party for their boss might spend the day communicating in various conspiratorial ways. The adjective comes from its related verb, conspire, "plot," or "make secret plans," from the Latin root conspirare, "to agree, unite, or plot," or literally, "to breathe together." WORD FAMILYconspiratorial: conspiratorially+/conspiracy: conspiracies/conspirator: conspiratorial, conspirators/conspire: conspiracy, conspirative, conspirator, conspired, conspires, conspiring USAGE EXAMPLESThis was not just a window into the conspiratorial and fantasist mind-set of the President-elect but a looming threat to voting rights. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) She and Bechara glance at each other, a look that verges on the conspiratorial. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) I’ll tell you, the use of conspiratorial rhetoric and bigoted rhetoric targeting and demonizing ‘others’ is nothing new in American politics. Salon(Dec 21, 2016) adj relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators a conspiratorial whisper Syn conspirative |
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