新聞美語 每日一字 Insurgent

10月10日的CNN News有一則報導：
CNN correspondent follows forces fighting ISIS-linked "insurgents" in Mozambique.
CNN記者追踪莫桑比克與伊斯蘭國有關叛亂分子的部隊。

"Insurgent"就是"叛亂分子"：a rebel or revolutionary；反叛者或革命者。
"Insurgent"的英文正解：a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government, especially a rebel not recognized as a belligerent, or one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party.
"Insurgent"是指：反抗民政當局或政府的人，尤指不被承認為交戰方的反叛者；或違反政黨的政策和決定的行為。

"Insurgent"的同義字有：rebel、revolutionary、revolutionist、mutineer、agitator、subversive、malcontent。