no obj.
1- hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed不同意：
two members dissented from the majority
有两个成员不同意大多数人的意见
as adj. dissenting there were only a couple of dissenting voices.只有几种不同的声音。
1.1
- disagree with the doctrine of an established or orthodox Church对国教（或东正教教义）不遵循。
mass noun
1- the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held（意见的）不一致; 分歧：
there was no dissent from this view.
没有与此不同的观点。
1.1
- （亦作Dissent）refusal to accept the doctrines of an established or orthodox Church; nonconformity不信奉国教（或东正教）。
1.2
- (in sport) the offence of expressing disagreement with the referee's decision（运动用语）不服从裁判：
he was sent off for dissent.
他因为不服从裁判而被罚下场。
1.3
- count noun US a statement by a judge giving reasons as to why he or she disagrees with a decision made by the other judges in a court case〈美〉异议声明（法官在庭审案件中对其他法官作出的裁决有异议时所做的解释性声明）。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin dissentire 'differ in sentiment'.