usurp

usurp
[jʊˈzəːp, jʊˈsəːp]
verb
  1. [with obj.]take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
    篡夺（权位）
    Richard usurped the throne.
    理查德篡夺了王位。
    ■take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally
    非法取代（权位）
    ■supplant
    取代
    the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts.
    汉诺威王朝取代了斯图亚特王朝。
    ■[no obj.](usurp on/upon)(archaic)encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights)
    侵害；侵犯（权利）
    the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state.
    教会侵犯了国家的土地权。
派生
usurpation
[ˌjuːzəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n, ˌjuːs-]
noun
usurper
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'appropriate a right wrongfully'): from Old French usurper, from Latin usurpare 'seize for use'
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