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源自拉丁语 'usurpare',由 'usu'(使用)和 'rapere'(夺取)组成,原意为通过使用来占有。14世纪进入英语。
❶ 非法夺取或霸占他人的权力、地位或财产,通常指通过不正当手段强行占有本不属于自己的东西。
“The general was accused of usurping the throne from the rightful king.”
(将军被指控从合法国王那里篡夺了王位。)
“He was caught usurping his colleague's ideas and presenting them as his own.”
(他被发现窃取同事的想法并声称是自己的。)
usurping power — 指通过非法或不正当手段夺取权力,常用于描述政变或权力斗争。
“The rebel leader was executed for usurping power from the legitimate government.”
(叛军首领因从合法政府篡夺权力而被处决。)