名詞 dissident:

1. a person who dissents from some established policy
   同義詞：dissenter, protester, objector, contestant

形容詞 dissident:

1. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
   同義詞：heretical, heterodox
2. disagreeing, especially with a majority
   同義詞：dissentient, dissenting

1. The authorities put the dissident author through the hoop by denouncing him as an enemy of the state and putting him under house arrest.
   當局譴責那位持不同政見的作家是國家的敵人，并且將他軟禁起來，使他受苦受難。
2. The dissident element on campus.
   校園內(nèi)的持不同意見者

dis.si.dent

adj.（形容詞）
Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
不同，如意見或信念
n.（名詞）
One who disagrees; a dissenter.
持不同意見的人；持不同政見者

來源：
Latin dissidôns dissident- [present participle of] dissidôre [to disagree]
拉丁語 dissidôns dissident- [] dissidôre的現(xiàn)在分詞 [不同意，不一致]
dis- [apart] * see dis-
dis- [分開，分離] *參見 dis-
sedôre [to sit] * see sed-
sedôre [坐，就座] *參見 sed-