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陰謀 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conspiracy noun A secret plan made by two or more people to do something harmful or illegal.
  • intrigue noun A secret plot or scheme, often involving deception.
  • plot noun The sequence of events that make up a story, especially the way they are connected.
  • scheme noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.

Senses

陰謀 is used for these senses in English:

  • conspiracy (legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
  • conspiracy (loosely) An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.
  • intrigue A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
  • plot A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]
  • scheme A plot or secret, devious plan.

conspiracy — full definition

  1. noun A secret plan made by two or more people to do something harmful or illegal.
  2. noun A theory claiming that a secret group is responsible for an event, often without solid evidence.

intrigue — full definition

  1. noun A secret plot or scheme, often involving deception.
  2. verb To arouse someone's curiosity or fascination.

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