A usurper is the person who does the taking — someone who has seized power, a throne, a position, or a title that they had no right to. It is a noun for a person, and it is always an accusation.

A usurper is the person who does the takingusurper指的是「動手搶」的那個人 someone who has seized power, a throne, a position, or a title that they had no right to就是奪取了自己原本無權擁有的權力、王位、職位或頭銜的人 It is a noun for a person這是一個指人的名詞 and it is always an accusation而且永遠帶著指控的意味

You will find it thick on the ground in history writing and in stories: the king dies, his brother takes the crown before the young prince can, and for the rest of the book he is 'the usurper'. The word is formal and rather old-fashioned in flavour, which is exactly why it feels at home in tales of kings and empires. Shakespeare's plays are full of usurpers. Fantasy novels and games borrowed it wholesale, so learners often first meet it there.

You will find it thick on the ground in history writing and in stories在歷史寫作和故事裡，你會大量遇到它 the king dies國王死了 his brother takes the crown before the young prince can他弟弟搶在年幼的王子之前奪得王位 and for the rest of the book he is 'the usurper'之後整本書都叫他「the usurper」（篡位者） The word is formal and rather old-fashioned in flavour這個字很正式，帶點老派的味道 which is exactly why it feels at home in tales of kings and empires這正是為什麼它在講國王和帝國的故事裡特別合適 Shakespeare's plays are full of usurpers莎士比亞的劇作裡到處都是篡位者 Fantasy novels and games borrowed it wholesale奇幻小說和遊戲整個借用了這個字 so learners often first meet it there所以學習者常常最先在那裡遇到它

Though actually, the interesting part is that 'usurper' says more about who is speaking than about what happened. A man who takes the throne and rules for thirty years, wins wars, and is loved by the people is still 'the usurper' to the family he pushed aside — and simply 'the king' to everyone else. Once his grandson is on the throne, the history books quietly stop using the word. Nobody ever calls themselves a usurper.

Though actually不過其實 the interesting part is that 'usurper' says more about who is speaking than about what happened有趣的地方在於，「usurper」這個字透露的是誰在說話，而不是發生了什麼事 A man who takes the throne and rules for thirty years, wins wars, and is loved by the people一個奪得王位、統治三十年、打贏戰爭、又深受人民愛戴的人 is still 'the usurper' to the family he pushed aside對他當初奪位的那個家族來說，他仍然是「the usurper」 and simply 'the king' to everyone else但對其他所有人來說，他就只是「the king」 Once his grandson is on the throne等到他孫子登上王位 the history books quietly stop using the word史書就會悄悄不再用這個字了 Nobody ever calls themselves a usurper從來沒有人會叫自己usurper

Outside kings and thrones, the word is used more lightly in ordinary life, usually with a smile or a sharp edge: a new manager who takes a job everyone thought was yours, a younger singer who takes the older star's place at the top of the charts. Sports writers love it — the young champion is 'the usurper' of the old one's crown. There, the accusation is mostly play; nobody really thinks a rule was broken.

Outside kings and thrones除了國王和王位之外 the word is used more lightly in ordinary life這個字在日常生活裡的用法比較輕鬆 usually with a smile or a sharp edge通常帶著一絲笑意或一點尖銳 a new manager who takes a job everyone thought was yours像是一個空降來搶了大家都以為是你的職位的新主管 a younger singer who takes the older star's place at the top of the charts或一個把老牌歌手擠下排行榜冠軍的年輕歌手 Sports writers love it體育記者很愛用這個字 the young champion is 'the usurper' of the old one's crown年輕的冠軍就是把老冠軍的王座「篡走」的人 There, the accusation is mostly play在這裡，這個指控大多只是玩笑 nobody really thinks a rule was broken沒有人真的認為有誰犯規