subversive /səbˈvɚsɪv/ adjective Learner's definition of SUBVERSIVE
[more subversive; most subversive]
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: secretly trying to ruin or destroy a government, political system, etc.颠覆性的;暗中破坏的 2
: criticizing something in a clever and indirect way in order to make it weaker or less effective(委婉)批判的 -
I enjoy her subversive sense of humor.我喜欢她带有批判性的幽默感。
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the author's subversive attitude toward pop culture作者对通俗文化的批判态度
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ideas that are subversive of society/authority对社会/权威的批判性观点
— subversive
noun, plural subversives [count]
— subversiveness
noun [noncount]