mid-13c., "action of rising from death or the grave, resurrection," from up (adv.) + rising (n.). Meaning "action of rising from bed" is recorded from c. 1300; sense of "insurrection, popular revolt" first attested 1580s.
雙語例句
1. an armed uprising against the government
反政府的武裝起義
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The uprising was put down with the utmost ferocity.
起義被極端殘酷地鎮(zhèn)壓下去了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The reactionary regime was thrown down by an armed uprising.