coup
n (pl ~s)
1 surprising and successful action 意外而成功的行動
She pulled off a great coup in getting the president to agree to an interview. 她竟然辦到了讓總統同意接受采訪.
2 (also French 法語借詞 coup d'etat / ku
deI5tB: ; `kude`ta/, pl coups d'etat / ku
deI5tB: ; `kude`ta/) sudden unconstitutional, often violent, change of government 政變
The army staged a coup (d'etat). 軍方發動了一場政變.
a bloodless coup 不流血的政變.
?? 擴展釋義
*['ku:]n. 砰然的一擊, 妙計, 出乎意料的行動, 政變【醫】 發作, 中, 擊【經】 突襲相關詞組: coup de main coup detat make a great coup coup de grace