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  • n. (尤指政治上的)阴谋;阴谋集团;秘密结社
  • v. 密谋策划
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    【词源解释】cabal←法语cabale(对圣经旧约的神秘解读、秘密结社的小团体)←中世纪拉丁语cabbala←希伯来语qabbalah(传统、对圣经旧约的神秘解读传统)=【同源词】cabbala(犹太教神秘哲学)=cabal一词在16世纪下半叶中就已经含有“秘密小团体”之意,但主要应用于宗教领域,表示宗教小团体,尤其是犹太教神秘教派团体。1667至1673年期间,英王查理二世五位最有权势的大臣结成秘密小集团,进行阴谋活动。1672年他们未经议会批准就秘密地同法国签订盟约,迫使英国同荷兰交战。他们的所作所为引起本国臣民极大不满。说来也巧,这五位声名狼藉的大臣的姓氏为Clifford、Ashley、Buckingham、Arlington、Lauderdale,其首字母正好构成CABAL,人们遂以cabal称之。这一巧合加强了原cabal一词的意义,给原cabal注人了新的活力,从此在英语中站稳了脚跟,成为对“政治阴谋小集团”的称呼,类似中国的“四人帮”。
    谐音记忆法
    可用谐音法,谐音:查理二世的五个顾问大臣Clarendon, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale名字的acronym就是CABAL,后来引申为——政治阴谋小团体。
      noun(名词)
      1. (尤指策划政治行动的)阴谋小集团,阴谋团伙

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. (尤指策划政治行动的)阴谋小集团,阴谋团伙

      He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.

      他被自己政权内部的幕僚们所组成的阴谋集团暗杀了。

    小知识

    A cabal is a secret plot, or a small group of people who create such a plot. Some conspiracy theories are based on the idea that governments worldwide are in the hands of a powerful cabal.

    Cabal comes from the word cabbala (also spelled kabbala), which refers to a Jewish tradition of interpreting texts. Cabbala is often regarded as a secret and mystical practice and, as such, the word took on the additional meaning of “secret behavior.” Cabal comes from this sense of the word. A well-known cabal in 17th-century England was coincidentally made up of five members whose names’ initial letters spelled the word cabal. (Their names were Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale.)

    实用短语

    1. cabal online

      惊天动地,黑色阴谋,黑色阴谋Online,惊天动地Online

    2. santa rosa de cabal

      圣罗莎德卡瓦尔,哥伦比亚,卡瓦尔镇,圣罗莎

    3. cabal glass

      钙硼铝玻璃,钙硼铝三元玻璃

    4. cabal therapy

      柯帮疗法,疗法,客帮疗法

    5. cabal ol

      惊天动地,惊天动地OL

    6. cabal ritual

      柯帮祭礼,客帮祭礼

    7. the cabal

      秘术研修会

    8. the bleak cabal

      万事皆空会

    9. escape from cabal

      第五关,第六关

    同义词

    union  /  machine  /  circle  /  conspiracy  /  connection