"insurrection" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 暴動
• 起義

Definition

暴動是指一羣人對政府或權威進行的暴力反抗，通常目的是改變現有的權力或規則。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此詞語正式，多用於法律、歷史或新聞語境，特指有組織地對政府權威進行暴力行動。常見用法有「武裝暴動」、「鎮壓暴動」。勿與一般抗議或示威混淆。

Examples

The government feared an insurrection in the city.

政府擔心城市發生**暴動**。

An insurrection broke out after the new law was passed.

新法律通過後發生了**起義**。

The army was sent to stop the insurrection.

軍隊被派去鎮壓**暴動**。

They planned the insurrection in secret for months.

他們祕密籌劃了**暴動**好幾個月。

Rumors of insurrection spread rapidly through the capital.

關於**暴動**的傳聞迅速傳遍了首都。

Many historians debate what truly caused the insurrection.

許多歷史學家爭論到底是什麼引發了這場**起義**。