- A mutiny is a rebellion against authority, like when sailors overthrow the captain of a ship or when a class of 8th graders refuses to dissect a frog in biology class.
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- n. 兵变；叛乱；暴动
- vi. 反叛；暴动；参加叛乱
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1. The ancient Roman army was centesimated on account of mutiny tendencies.
该古罗马军团每百名士兵被抽出一名受罚以镇压其叛乱的趋势。
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2. ONE hundred years ago on October 10th, a mutiny in the central Chinese city of Wuhan triggered the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty.
一百年前的10月10日，中国中部城市武汉爆发的一场兵变敲响了中国最后一个王朝灭亡的丧钟。
- mutiny (n.) 1560s, with noun suffix -y (4) + obsolete verb mutine "revolt" (1540s), from Middle French mutiner "to revolt," from meutin "rebellious," from meute "a revolt, movement," from Vulgar Latin *movita "a military uprising," from fem. past participle of Latin movere "to move" (from PIE root *meue- "to push away").
- mutiny (v.) 1580s, from mutiny (n.). Alternative mutine is recorded from 1550s. Related: Mutinied; mutinying.
mu·tiny / ˈmjuːtəni ; NAmE ˈmjuːtəni / noun , verb mutiny mutinies mutinied mutinying noun ( plural mu·tinies ) [uncountable , countable ] the act of refusing to obey the orders of sb in authority, especially by soldiers or sailors （尤指士兵或船员的）哗变，暴动 ◆ Discontent among the ship's crew finally led to the outbreak of mutiny. 船员的不满情绪最终酿成了暴乱。 ◆ the famous movie ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ 著名电影《叛舰喋血记》 ◆ We have a family mutiny on our hands! 我们家出了叛逆之事，需要处理！ verb ( mu·tin·ies , mu·tiny·ing , mu·tin·ied , mu·tin·ied ) [intransitive ] (especially of soldiers or sailors 尤指士兵或船员 ) to refuse to obey the orders of sb in authority 不服从；反抗；反叛 mu·tiny / ˈmjuːtəni ; NAmE ˈmjuːtəni /
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