usurp是什么意思,usurp怎么用

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📰 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
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