guerrilla
guerrilla — noun
1. a person who belongs to an unofficial armed group and attacks government soldier
a person who belongs to an unofficial armed group and attacks government soldiers by surprise, usually in an effort to change the political system or drive out an occupying force
Government soldiers exchanged fire with guerrillas in the mountain region.
Reema's uncle was a guerrilla who fought for independence in the 1970s.
countable noun: a guerrilla / two guerrillas
After the peace agreement was signed, the guerrillas surrendered their weapons.
The guerrillas launched surprise attacks on the military camp at dawn.
- rebel
broader term — a rebel fights against the government but may be part of a large organized force rather than a small, hit-and-run group
- insurgent
more formal and political — often used in news reports about armed uprisings
- freedom fighter
positive or politically charged term — used by supporters who see the fighter's cause as just
- partisan
historical term — especially a resistance fighter in occupied territory during World War II
- government soldier
a soldier who fights for the official army of a country
- regular soldier
a trained member of a country's official armed forces
用法筆記
Often used attributively before nouns such as war, group, tactics, or attack. The plural form (guerrillas) is more common than the singular when referring to a group as a whole.
常見錯誤
guerrilla — adjective
1. referring to creative, low-cost, or unexpected ways of doing something that chal
referring to creative, low-cost, or unexpected ways of doing something that challenge traditional approaches, especially in advertising, art, or activism
The band used guerrilla marketing by projecting their logo onto buildings at night.
compound noun: guerrilla marketing
Nora started a guerrilla gardening project, planting flowers in abandoned city lots.
compound noun: guerrilla gardening
The artist created a guerrilla art display that appeared overnight on the museum steps.
Selim won awards for his guerrilla film-making on a tiny budget.
- unconventional
broader and neutral — does not carry the specific meaning of low-cost or surprise tactics
- alternative
implies a choice outside the mainstream but not necessarily sudden or unexpected
- underground
suggests something hidden, unofficial, or subversive — closer in tone to guerrilla
- mainstream
describes methods that are conventional and widely accepted
- traditional
describes approaches that follow established practices
文法句型
guerrilla + noun
用法筆記
This sense is metaphorical — it borrows the idea of surprise and unconventional tactics from military guerrilla warfare and applies it to non-military fields. It always describes methods (marketing, art, activism), not people.