coup是英語常用名詞,發音為英[kuː]、美[kuː],核心釋義包含雙重語義:一指通過武力或非法手段奪取政權的政治行為(通常譯為“政變”),二指取得顯著成效的突然行動。作為多義詞,其使用需結合具體語境區分政治事件(如軍事政變)與非政治場景。
該詞在政治領域特指國家政權變更事件,典型表現為軍事團體推翻現任政府,具有行動迅速、組織嚴密的特點;在非政治語境中強調結果的意外性與有效性。其同義詞包括coup d'etat等。
詞源可追溯至法語‘coup d'État’(字面意為‘國家的一擊’),源自古希臘語‘kolaphos’(意為‘擊打’)。相關衍生短語包括Coup de Grace(致命一擊)等,體現了法語辭彙對英語的影響。
基本介紹
- 外文名:coup
- 讀音:英 [kuː] 美 [kuː]
- 類別:英語單詞
- 詞性:名詞
單詞用法
- He pulled off a spectacularcoup.他發動一次政變而獲得成功。
- The party staged a bloodlesscoup.該政黨發動了一起不流血的政變。
- It was a majorcoupfor us to get such a prestigious contract.贏得如此漂亮的契約對我們來說是巨大的成功。
雙語例句
- The military were plotting a coup. 該軍方當時正在密謀政變。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- He seized power in a military coup. 他在軍事政變中奪取了政權。《牛津詞典》
- He was the prime mover behind the coup. 他是這場政變的幕後指使人。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- He seized power in a military coup in 1997. 他在 1997 年的軍事政變中奪取了政權。《牛津詞典》
- Mr. Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965. 本·貝拉先生在1965年的一次政變中被罷免了。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- Coup plotters tried to seize power in Moscow. 政變密謀者試圖奪取莫斯科的政權。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- The president was deposed in a military coup. 總統在軍事政變中被廢黜。《牛津詞典》
- Stock markets plunged at the news of the coup. 政變的訊息一傳來,股票市場便暴跌。《牛津詞典》
- The coup brought his corrupt regime to an end. 政變結束了他的腐敗統治。《牛津詞典》
- The president was overthrown in a military coup. 總統在軍事政變中被趕下台。《牛津詞典》
- U.S. officials are discounting rumours of a coup. 美國政府官員對一場政變的傳聞將信將疑。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup. 人們懷疑軍方在策劃政變。《牛津詞典》
- He was accused of being the main instigator of the coup. 他被指控為政變的主要唆使者。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- The coup failed because of miscalculations by the plotters. 因為策劃者判斷失誤,那場政變失敗了。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards. 政變雖然流產,但是不久以後政府便垮台了。《牛津詞典》
- Reports from the area indicate that it was a bloodless coup. 發自該地區的各種報導表明這是一場不流血的政變。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- He did not instigate the coup or even know of it beforehand. 他沒有發起政變,甚至事先都不知道。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- He was a military strongman who ruled the country after a coup. 他是個軍事獨裁者,在一場軍事政變後統治了這個國家。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup. 一些軍隊指揮官對是否支持政變猶豫不決。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- In the aftermath of the coup, the troops opened fire on the demonstrators. 在那次政變的餘波之中,軍隊向示威者開了槍。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime. 武裝部隊內部一系列政變圖謀和譁變動搖了該政權。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- Her position as national leader has been weakened by persistent fears of another coup attempt. 她國家領導人的地位因為人們一直擔心再次的政變企圖而被削弱了。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government. 法國政府已經譴責了海地的政變,並要求恢複合法政府。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- President Mahamadou Issoufou, who came to power this year after replacing a caretaker military regime, is already dogged by coup attempts. 今年剛從看守的軍政府手中接掌權力的總統MahamadouIssoufou,已經被一些政變企圖盯上了。
- But after years of undeniable adulation among Spaniards for putting down an attempted coup in 1981, he's recently faced more difficult times. 由於他在1981年鎮壓了一場未遂政變,多年以來他受到了西班牙人不可否認的追捧,但在此之後,他最近又面臨著更困難的時期。
- Allende is the first cousin once removed of former Chilean president Salvador Allende, who was murdered during a right-wing military coup in 1973. 阿連德是智利前總統薩爾瓦多·阿連德的隔代表親,阿連德在1973年的一場右翼軍事政變中被謀殺。
- In one shot, standing on a runway in the dark, Chávez points to a building where he was imprisoned during a coup and where some of his men lost their lives. 在一個鏡頭中,查維茲站在黑暗中的跑道上,指著一座他在一次政變中被囚禁的建築,他的一些手下在那裡喪生。

