"insurrection" in Chinese (Simplified)
暴动起义
Definition
暴动是指一群人对政府或权威进行的暴力反抗，通常目的是改变现有的权力或规则。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
该词正式，多用于法律、历史和新闻语境，特指对政府权威有组织的暴力行动。常见搭配有“暴力暴动”、“镇压暴动”。不要与普通抗议或示威混淆。
Examples
The government feared an insurrection in the city.
政府担心城市发生**暴动**。
An insurrection broke out after the new law was passed.
新法律通过后发生了**起义**。
The army was sent to stop the insurrection.
军队被派去镇压**暴动**。
They planned the insurrection in secret for months.
他们秘密策划了**暴动**好几个月。
Rumors of insurrection spread rapidly through the capital.
关于**暴动**的传闻迅速传遍了首都。
Many historians debate what truly caused the insurrection.
许多历史学家争论到底是什么引发了这场**起义**。