conspiracy

名词 conspiracy:

1. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
   同义词：confederacy
2. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
   同义词：cabal
3. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
   同义词：confederacy

1. That conspirator was accused of conspiracy to murder.
   那个同谋者被控参与谋杀。
2. He is a party to the conspiracy.
   他参与了那次阴谋。
3. It has recently come to light that a second official was implicated in the conspiracy.
   最近有消息披露：又有一名高级官员与这个阴谋有牵连。
4. He revealed their conspiracy to overthrow the government.
   他泄露了他们推翻政府的阴谋。

con.spir.a.cy

n.（名词）
【复数】 con.spir.a.cies
An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
阴谋：一种共同进行非法的、错误的或颠覆性活动的协定
A group of conspirators.
阴谋集团
Law An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
【法律】 同谋，共谋：两个或多个人之间进行犯罪或通过非法行为实现一个合法目标的一种协定
A joining or acting together, as if by sinister design:
协力：（似乎恶意早安排好的）合作或协力：
例句：
a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.
大风和海潮的同时降临使沿海地区遭到严重破坏

来源：
Middle English conspiracie
中古英语 conspiracie
from Anglo-Norman conspiracie
源自 英法语 conspiracie
probably alteration of Old French conspiration
可能为 古法语 conspiration的变化
from Latin cônspor3tiô cônspor3tiôn-
源自 拉丁语 cônspor3tiô cônspor3tiôn-
from cônspor3tus [past participle of] cônspor3re [to conspire] * see conspire
源自 cônspor3tus [] cônspor3re的过去分词 [密谋] *参见 conspire

<参考词汇><同义词>conspiracy,plot,machination,collusion,intrigue,cabalEach of these nouns denotes a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end.
这些名词中的任一个都表示一种为实现罪恶或非法目的的秘密计划。
Conspiracy refers to such a plan by a group intent usually on a treacherous purpose:
Conspiracy 指由群体意图产生的通常为了背叛目的这样一种计划：
例句：
Several generals formed a conspiracy to overthrow the government.
几名将军们进行颠覆政府的阴谋活动。

Plot stresses sinister means and motives but may be small or large in number of participants and scope:
Plot 侧重于恶意的手段或动机，但在参与者数目及范围上可以或大或小：
例句：
Several financiers joined the plot to take over the profitable company.
几位金融资本家参与了接管这个有利可图企业的密谋。

Machination, usually in the plural,strongly implies crafty, underhand dealing:
Machination 常用其复数形式，强调一种诡计多端、偷偷摸摸的作法：
例句：
.the devious machinations of CIA operatives. (Christian Science Monitor).
.中央情报局特工人员们的偷偷摸摸的阴谋诡计. （克里斯蒂恩·赛恩斯·莫尼特）。

Collusion is secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose:
Collusion 指为达到欺骗性目的的秘密协议：
例句：
If it had not been for collusion between criminals and a few corrupt police officers, the drug ring would have been exposed long ago.
若不是因为罪犯们的串通和几个腐败的警方官员，这个贩毒集团早就被曝光了。

Intrigue denotes a complex clandestine scheme;usually it implies selfish, petty actions rather than criminal ends:
Intrigue 表示一个复杂的秘密阴谋；它通常暗示自私而且不重要的行动，而不是犯罪目的：
例句：
Political intrigue prevented her from becoming her party`s candidate.
政治上的勾心斗角使她未能成为她所在政党的候选人。

Cabal refers to a conspiratorial group whose actions usually are directed against a government or political leader:
Cabal 指进行反对一个政府或政治领袖活动的阴谋集团：
例句：
.The cabal against Washington found supporters exclusively in the north. (George Bancroft).
反对华盛顿的阴谋集团仅仅在北方能找到支持者 （乔治·班克洛夫特）