rebel

反乱者、反逆者

政府と戦ったり、権力を持つ人々に従うことを拒んだりする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who fights against a government or refuses to accept the people in power.

• The rebels captured the town.
• An armed rebel guarded the bridge.
• The government negotiated with rebel leaders.

類義語： insurgent, revolutionary

反対語： loyalist

よく使う表現： armed rebel, rebel leader, rebel forces, political rebel

反抗する

規則や支配に従うことを拒み、ときには支配する側と戦う。

やさしい英語で： To refuse to accept rules or control, sometimes by fighting against those in charge.

• Teenagers sometimes rebel against their parents.
• The soldiers rebelled against their commander.
• She rebels whenever someone tries to control her.

使い方： rebel against someone/something (The workers rebelled against the new rules.)

類義語： resist, defy

反対語： obey

よく使う表現： rebel against someone, rebel against authority