/səbˈvɜ:sɪv ||; səbˈvɝsɪv/adj trying to destroy or damage a government, religion or political system by attacking it secretly and in an indirect way 颠覆性的；破坏性的: subversive literature/activities 煽动性印刷品；颠覆活动 subversive noun [C] ➔subversion /səbˈvɜ:ʃn; US -ˈvɜ:rʒn ||; səbˈvɝʒən/ noun [U]