rebel

1、re-（再、反过来）+ bellum（战争，同 belligerent 好战的、bellicose 好斗的）——"再打仗一次"就是反叛、造反。
2、同族 revel（欢宴、狂欢）最早也带"吵闹"这层义，和叛乱的喧闹一脉。近义：revolt（起义、造反）、resist（抵抗，多为褒义）、rebel（造反，贬义）。
3、重音在前 REB-əl，读 /ˈreb.əl/；e 发短音 /e/（和 bed、pet 里的 e 相同）；b 是浊塞音 /b/ 要响。拼写 r-e-b-e-l 五个字母，两个 e 中间一个 b。

rebel 反抗，叛逆

re-,相对，相反，-bel,战争，词源同 belligerent,bellicose.引申词义反抗，叛逆。

rebel

rebel: [13] Etymologically, a rebel is someone who, having been defeated, ‘makes war again’ against his conquerors. The word comes via Old French rebelle from Latin rebellis, an adjective formed from the prefix re- ‘again’ and bellum ‘war’ (source of English bellicose [15] and belligerent [16]). The same Latin word underlies English revel [14]; the semantic link between these two rather unlikely relatives is the noisy disturbance or uproar that goes with a rebellion, not too dissimilar to that made by a crowd of revellers.
=> belligerent, revel

rebel (adj.)

c. 1300, from Old French rebelle "stubborn, obstinate, rebellious" (12c.) and directly from Latin rebellis "insurgent, rebellious," from rebellare "to rebel, revolt," from re- "opposite, against," or perhaps "again" (see re-) + bellare "wage war," from bellum "war."

rebel (v.)

mid-14c., from Old French rebeller (14c.), from Latin rebellare "to revolt" (see rebel (adj.)). Related: Rebelled; rebelling.

rebel (n.)

"person who makes war on his country for political motives," mid-14c., from rebel (adj.). Meaning "supporter of the American cause in the War of Independence" is from 1775; sense of "supporter of the Southern cause in the American Civil War" is attested from April 15, 1861. Rebel yell in an American Civil War context attested from 1862, but the thing itself is older and was said to have been picked up by southwestern men in their periodic wars against the Indians.

The Southern troops, when charging or to express their delight, always yell in a manner peculiar to themselves. The Yankee cheer is more like ours; but the Confederate officers declare that the rebel yell has a particular merit, and always produces a salutary and useful effect upon their adversaries. A corps is sometimes spoken of as a 'good yelling regiment.' [A.J.L. Fremantle, "The Battle of Gettysburg and the Campaign in Pennsylvania," in "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine," Sept. 1863]

1. The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.

这位发言人证实该地区现已落入叛乱分子手中。

2. If Douglas came down hard enough on him, Dale would rebel.

如果道格拉斯对戴尔太过严厉，他就会反抗。

3. The rebel forces simply bypassed Zwedru on their way further south.

叛军在向南部挺进时直接绕过了绥德鲁。

4. Tamar Golan, a Paris-based journalist, profiles the rebel leader.

驻巴黎记者塔玛·戈兰对反叛者的首领进行了介绍。

5. They are in twice daily radio contact with the rebel leader.

他们每天用无线电和叛军首领联系两次。

【revolt, resist, rebel】
revolt: 反叛，造反，反对，反抗；
resist: vt. 抵抗，反抗，一般为褒义；
rebel: 造反，反叛，贬义