coup的意思

coup

英式音标[kʊ]
美式英标[kuː]

基本解释

n. 政变；妙计；出乎意料的行动；砰然的一击

vt. 使…颠倒；使…倾斜

vi. 推倒；倾斜；溢出

n. (Coup)人名；(法)库普

coup 政变

来自coup d’etat.

coup (n.): c. 1400, from Old French coup, colp "a blow, strike" (12c.), from Medieval Latin colpus, from Vulgar Latin colapus, from Latin colaphus "a cuff, box on the ear," from Greek kolaphos "a blow, slap." Meaning "a sudden decisive act" is 1852, short for coup d'etat. In Modern French the word is a workhorse, describing everything from a pat on the back to a whipping, and is used as well of thunder, gusts of wind, gunshots, and chess moves.

1. All senior officers involved in the coup will have to be removed.: 所有参与政变的高级官员都将被免职。

3. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.: 高官们可能会策划一场政变来复辟独裁统治。