monkeywrenching

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The commission of usually illegal but nonviolent acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism. uncountable
    — The solitary and relatively anonymous character of monkeywrenching gave that activity a peculiar role within the movement. To openly discuss specific actions was to invite arrest; in theory, Earth First!ers^([sic]) could not, therefore, discuss monkeywrenching activities in detail at their gatherings.

词形变化

monkey-wrenching alternative monkey wrenching alternative

词源

From monkey wrench + -ing, popularized by environmental activist Edward Abbey in the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975).
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