counter-revolutionary
counter-revolutionary — 形容詞
1. describing actions, beliefs, or groups that work against a political revolution,
反革命的
反對革命、試圖恢復舊制的
describing actions, beliefs, or groups that work against a political revolution, often with the aim of restoring the previous government or social system.
The general led a counter-revolutionary army that tried to overthrow the newly elected government.
將軍率領一支反革命軍隊，試圖推翻新當選的政府。
counter-revolutionary + noun: attributive before military/political groups
Faisal was arrested for distributing counter-revolutionary pamphlets at the university gates.
Faisal 因在大學門口散發反革命傳單而被捕。
The regime banned all counter-revolutionary organizations and jailed their members without trial.
新政權取締了所有反革命組織，未經審判就把他們的成員關進監獄。
Liang's grandfather was sent to a labour camp for holding counter-revolutionary views in the 1960s.
Liang 的祖父因在 1960 年代持有反革命觀點而被送進勞改營。
The queen's speech was considered deeply counter-revolutionary by the republican party.
共和黨認為女王的演說帶有強烈的反革命色彩。
- reactionary
stronger negative connotation; suggests wanting to return to an earlier, often more conservative state rather than merely stopping a revolution.
- anti-revolutionary
nearly identical in meaning but less common in formal political writing.
- revolutionary
describes actions or beliefs that support radical political change rather than opposing it.
文法句型
counter-revolutionary + noun
be + counter-revolutionary
用法筆記
Commonly used attributively before nouns such as 'forces', 'movement', 'activity', or 'propaganda'. In predicative position the subject is typically a piece of writing, a speech, or a political action.
常見錯誤
counter-revolutionary — 名詞
1. a person who actively opposes a revolution and works to bring back the former po
反革命分子
積極反對革命的人
a person who actively opposes a revolution and works to bring back the former political system or to keep the existing one from changing.
The counter-revolutionaries fled across the border after their military uprising failed.
反革命分子在軍事起義失敗後越過邊境逃走了。
plural: the + counter-revolutionaries
Indra discovered that her uncle had been a counter-revolutionary who secretly funded opposition newspapers.
Indra 發現她的叔叔曾是反革命分子，暗中資助反對派的報紙。
Many former army officers became counter-revolutionaries after the monarchy was overthrown.
君主制被推翻後，許多前軍官成了反革命分子。
The secret police interrogated suspected counter-revolutionaries in a basement prison near the river.
秘密警察在河邊的地下監獄中審訊涉嫌的反革命分子。
Nora interviewed three elderly counter-revolutionaries for her book on the civil war.
Nora 為撰寫內戰相關書籍，訪談了三位年邁的反革命分子。
- reactionary
broader term; can describe anyone who wants to reverse social or political change, not necessarily linked to a specific revolution.
- insurgent
more neutral; describes someone who takes up arms against a government, regardless of the political direction.
- revolutionary
a person who actively supports and participates in a revolution.
- rebel
a person who fights against the established government, typically in favour of change rather than against it.
文法句型
a + counter-revolutionary
the + counter-revolutionaries
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often used with 'suspected' to indicate that official accusation rather than proven action is being referenced. In historical writing, frequently appears in plural form to describe a political faction.