Dissidents are people who disagree with and criticize their government, especially because it is undemocratic. 异议分子
noun [专属名词] 持不同政见者
He begins to plot in various ways with dissident Boyars. 他开始通过各种途径和保守派贵族们进行密谋。
adjective [原级] 有不同意见的，持不同政见的
Others in the island's small dissident movement threaten to follow. 岛内的其他异见分子也似乎会有所跟进。
dis(分开) + sid(坐) + ent → 分开坐的人 → 唱反调者
