usurp

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vt. 篡夺, 侵占, 夺取 vi. 篡夺, 侵占

发音

US /juˈsɝp/
US
UK /juːˈzɜːp/

词形变化

usurped usurpeth usurping usurps 三单 usurps usurping 现在分词 usurped 过去式 usurped 过去分词

别名

upsurp

教材释义与例句

动词

篡夺；夺取；侵占

动词

篡夺；篡权

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by illegitimate means).

    篡夺

    […] usurped or took any name or title of honor or dignity. In many cases it happened that persons who had usurped arms without authority, entered their names […]

    In this case, you have usurped the copyright owner's reasonably expected right to make a derivative work[.]

  2. 2.

    To take the place the place of someone or something else; to supplant.

    The recent authorities have usefully drawn attention to the need to ensure that any assessment of the merits of a case does not usurp careful attention to the criteria in section 10(9), to which we now turn.

  3. 3.

    To make use of.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

assume seize takeover arrogate

上位词 4

take replace supersede supplant

下位词 8

capture appropriate raid conquer seize hijack annex preoccupy

词源

From Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpō.

来源：wiktionary