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agitators

UK //ˈædʒɪteɪtəz//US //ˈædʒɪteɪtərz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'agitare',意为 '驱动、煽动',后经法语 'agitateur' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指煽动者或鼓动者,通常指那些故意制造不安或鼓动他人采取行动的人,尤其是在政治或社会运动中。

“The police arrested several agitators who were inciting violence at the protest.”

(警方逮捕了几名在抗议活动中煽动暴力的鼓动者。)

“The union leaders were accused of being agitators by the company management.”

(工会领袖被公司管理层指责为煽动者。)

同义词:instigator, provocateur, rabble-rouser

常见短语

political agitators — 指在政治领域煽动不满或鼓动变革的人,通常带有负面含义。

“The government blamed political agitators for the recent unrest.”

(政府将最近的动荡归咎于政治煽动者。)