- in opposition to a majority or official opinion持异议的; 不同意的; 反对的：
dissentient voices were castigated as 'hopeless bureaucrats'.
反对的声音被严斥为“不可救药的官僚主义者”。
- a person who opposes a majority or official opinion不同意者; 持异议者。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin dissentient- 'differing in opinion'， from the verb dissentire.