anti-authority
adjective (also antiauthority) uk/ˌæn.ti.ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/ us/ˌæn.taɪ.əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
反对权威的
believing, or expressing the belief, that people should be free to act as they wish and should not be forced to obey people in authority
She was an anti-authority figure who was fearless in expressing her views. 她是一个对于表达个人观点无以畏惧的反权威人士。
When they leave custody, these young people are even more anti-authority and anti-society than previously. 这些年轻人在解除拘禁后,甚者变得比以前更反权威更反社会。
The students were influenced by the antiauthority Free Speech Movement. 这些学生受到了反权威的‘自由言论运动’的影响。
Synonym: anti-authoritarian
- More examples
- Hip hop culture is widely perceived as anti-authority.
- He has had an anti-authority attitude for years.
- All of the songs had an anti-authority tone.