conspiracy

英 [k?n'sp?r?s?] 美[k?n'sp?r?si]

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復(fù)數(shù):?conspiracies;

conspiracy (n.): mid-14c., from Anglo-French conspiracie, Old French conspiracie "conspiracy, plot," from Latin conspirationem (nominative conspiratio) "agreement, union, unanimity," noun of action from conspirare (see conspire); earlier in same sense was conspiration (early 14c.), from French conspiration (13c.), from Latin conspirationem. An Old English word for it was facengecwis. As a term in law, from 1863. Conspiracy theory is from 1909.

1. At first, he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.: 起初，他幸好不知道那些針對(duì)他的陰謀。

2. Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy?: 你有沒有輕信過有關(guān)肯尼迪總統(tǒng)遇刺的陰謀論？

3. He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime.: 他懷疑有人密謀掩蓋犯罪事實(shí)。

4. The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy.: 幾乎可以肯定，這些炸彈是一個(gè)更大的陰謀的一部分。

5. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power.: 有人策劃了一個(gè)不可告人的陰謀要將他們排斥在權(quán)力中心之外。