名词阴谋; 共谋; 反叛

1. 同谋：弗格森女士認為這股人心所趨的心靈變革運動,可說就是一種同謀(conspiracy). 為了彰顯這種親密結合的本質,她用了「寶瓶的」(aquarian)這個字來形. 期待在黑暗、暴戾的雙魚應時代之後,是一個盈滿、祥和的寶瓶座時代的來臨. 隨著運動影響力的擴大,

2. 密谋：事实上,节庆的公开性格也更彰显了革命的敌对者,即是那些拒人于千里之外、躲在阴暗角落、从事反革命密谋(conspiracy)、勾结外国势力的贵族. 贵族是在这些共同聚会中是缺席,而他们的不在场则加强了所有出席者的团结感(MO59).

1. 密谋;阴谋
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson...
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;7个人都来自布里斯托尔，他们承认了合谋纵火。
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. He believes there probably was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy in 1963.
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;他认为1963年肯尼迪总统遇刺身亡可能是一个阴谋。

2. 阴谋
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;A conspiracy is an agreement between a group of people which other people think is wrong or is likely to be harmful.

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to Meadowhall...
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;彻底抛开市中心而把所有东西都搬到梅多霍尔购物中心，这完全是一场阴谋的一部分。
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. There was no evidence to link the brigade to any conspiracy against Mr Bush.
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;没有证据表明这帮人对布什先生图谋不轨。

3. （为了私利）保持缄默的密约
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;If there is a conspiracy of silence about something, people who know about it have agreed that they will not talk publicly about it, although it would probably be a good thing if people in general knew about it.

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。

noun

1. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: cabal

2. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: confederacy

3. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: confederacy