rebellion: implies an open, organized armed resistance that is often unsuccessful: the ~ failed for lack of popular support.  （armed武力的使用武器的involving the use of weapons，如an armed robbery持械抢劫，如an international armed conflict==a war国际武装冲突，armed guards武装警卫）


revolution: applies to a successful rebellion resulting in a major change in constituted authority: the American ~.  革命和演进相对，如this is not evolution, this is revolution这不是演进，这是革命


uprising: implies a brief, limited, and often immediately ineffective rebellion: quickly put down the ~.  如the 1911 Revolution shot the first bullet in Hubei, and it is called the Wuchang Uprising辛亥革命第一枪在湖北打响，称为武昌起义


revolt: implies an armed uprising that quickly fails or succeeds: a ~ by the young Turks that surprised party leaders.


insurrection: differs from revolt in suggesting more intransigence and less organized purpose: Nat Turner’s unsuccessful slave ~.    （intransigent不妥协让步means completely unwilling to change，如intransigent enemies/opponents顽固的敌人/对手，如he was angry and frustrated by the intransigence of both sides他由于双方各不相让而生气沮丧）


mutiny: applies to insubordination or insurrection especially against military or naval authority: the famous ~ onboard the Bounty.


rebellion反叛: 指公开有组织的武装反抗，常指失败了的，revolution革命: 指成功的反叛，造成权力重大改变，uprising起义暴动: 指规模小时间短很快失利的，revolt反叛: 指很快失败或成功的，insurrection反叛造反: 比revolt更强调不妥协退让而非组织性，mutiny反叛: 指发生在船上的不服从或反叛

记忆方法: 1）首字母RRR想成很多人，MIU想成猫<==反叛              "反"意为"镜像对称的事物或动作"。"半"指"半路上"，半与反联合起来表示"原本同路而行的两人在半路上分手，变成相背而行"，即半路分手，各奔前途，如背叛叛徒叛逃叛乱众叛亲离叛逆

         2）反叛的意思是武装反抗当权者mean an armed outbreak against powers in authority.