1530s, from Latin dissidentem (nominative dissidens), present participle of dissidere "to be remote; disagree, be removed from," literally "to sit apart," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary).
dissident (n.)
1766, in reference to Protestants, from dissident (adj.). In the political sense first used 1940, coinciding with the rise of 20c. totalitarian systems, especially with reference to the Soviet Union.
双语例句
1. She was suspected of having links with a dissident group.
她被怀疑与一个持不同政见的政治团体有关联。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The dissident was cast out from his country.
这位持不同政见者被驱逐出境.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. That was the dissident movement in Poland.
那是波兰的持不同政见者的运动.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. There were many dissident elements in the population.