seditious
UK/si'diʃәs/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Inciting or likely to incite rebellion against authority.
煽动性的，妨害治安的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedseditiondown, away, reversal
+
-ousto go, to walk
=seditious
sedition + -ous = of the nature of sedition. Describes words or material that stir people toward revolt (seditious speech, seditious libel).
Common Collocations
- 1.seditious libel煽动性诽谤
- 2.seditious speech煽动性言论
- 3.seditious material煽动性材料
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was jailed for publishing seditious pamphlets.
- 2.
The article was condemned as seditious.