satyagraha

英 [sʌ'tjɑːgrəhɑː]
  • n. 非暴力的消极抵抗和不合作主义(印度甘地主张的)
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satyagraha (n.)
Indian form of passive resistance, 1920, in writings of M.K. Gandhi, from Sanskrit satyagraha "insistence on truth," from satya "truth, truthfulness" (from sat- "existing, true, virtuous," from PIE *es- "to be;" see essence) + agraha "pertinacity," from PIE *ghrebh- (1) "to seize, reach" (see grab (v.)).