mid-13c., "action of rising from death or the grave, resurrection," from up (adv.) + rising (n.). Meaning "action of rising from bed" is recorded from c. 1300; sense of "insurrection, popular revolt" first attested 1580s.
双语例句
1. an armed uprising against the government
反政府的武装起义
来自《权威词典》
2. The uprising was put down with the utmost ferocity.
起义被极端残酷地镇压下去了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The reactionary regime was thrown down by an armed uprising.
