sedition

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■释义

[noun] Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch [名词] 煽动人们反抗国家或君主权威的行为或言论

■解读

Sedition这个词乍一看怎么也不像是“煽动”的意思，和它看起来差不多的sediment（沉淀）、sedation（镇静）等词看起来都很安静的样子……Sedition的拉丁语形式seditio由词根sed-（分离）和itiō（去、走）构成，所以它并不是一个动词的名词形式！就是这么任性！

■经济学人例句

① The number of activists and politicians charged with sedition has shot up.被控煽动叛乱的激进分子和政客的人数激增。

② The government has charged critics and peaceful protesters with sedition.政府以煽动罪起诉了批评人士与和平示威者。

■近义词

incitement to rebellion,agitation