那位作家因发表煽动民众反对政府的言论而被起诉。

The writer was prosecuted for making seditious remarks that incited public opposition to the government.

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The writer was prosecuted for making seditious remarks that incited public opposition to the government.

seditious 是形容词,由名词 sedition(煽动叛乱)加上形容词后缀 -ious 构成。sedition 来自拉丁语 seditio,由 se-(分开)和 itio(走)组成,原意是"分开走",引申为"煽动分裂"。seditious 意思是"煽动性的、煽动叛乱的",特指煽动对政府或权威的反抗。

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