conspiracy
/kənˈspɪrəsɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful阴谋, 密谋; 共谋：
a conspiracy to destroy the government.
破坏政府的阴谋。
1.1
- mass noun the action of plotting or conspiring密谋; 共谋：
they were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
他们密谋扰乱司法程序的嫌疑被洗清了。
短语
a conspiracy of silence
- an agreement to say nothing about an issue that should be generally known保持缄默协定; 攻守同盟。
词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French conspiracie, alteration of Old French conspiration, based on Latin conspirare 'agree, plot' （see CONSPIRE）.