usurp是什么意思,usurp怎么用
分类:每日一词 浏览量:7
usurp
SAT TEM8 GMAT GRE
📰 外刊例句
Snooty ale connoisseurs mock Budweiser’s usurped title of “King of Beers”. 傲慢的艾尔啤酒的鉴赏家们嘲笑百威篡夺了“啤酒之王”的称号。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[verb] take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
[动词] 非法或以武力夺取(权力地位或重要地位)
💡 深入解读
Usurp 一词源自拉丁语usurpare(利用,抓住……以供使用),14世纪初经古法语usurper(错误地占用)进入英语后主要用来表示“篡夺、用武力夺取”王位、权力、地位等,常作正式用语使用,强调非法或不正当地夺取和占用他人依据法律、习俗或自然权利所拥有的职位、地位、职能、权力等,
比如:
篡权
usurp the power
篡夺王位
usurp the throne
在这个概念下, usurp 还可以用来引申指“侵占、非法使用”财产、物资、名义等,以及“错误取代”角色、作用等,比如:侵占财产
usurp the property
盗用……的名义
usurp the name of
Some parents are anxious about usurping the role of the teacher.有些做父母的急于取代教师的作用。
📚 名著用例
Her day was divided between us; no amusement usurped a minute: she neglected her meals, her studies, and her play; and she was the fondest nurse that ever watched. 她一天的时间全分给我们两个人了;没有一分钟是玩掉的;吃饭、读书和游戏她都不放在心上,真是位难得的、讨人喜的看护。
— 出自《英国女作家艾米莉·勃朗特(Emily Brontë)的长篇小说《呼啸山庄》( Wuthering Heights )。》
🔍 同近义词
- appropriate: take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission
- expropriate: (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit
- wrest: forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp

