“恐怖主义”一词源于拉丁文terror(意为畏惧、恐怖)。“恐怖主义”作为一个专用名词,最早出现在18世纪末法国大革命中的雅各宾派专政时期。此后不久,“恐怖主义”一词开始作为一个贬义词,在英语中流行起来。恐怖主义有近代恐怖主义与现代恐怖主义之分。两者最大的不同是:近代 The term “terrorism” comes from the Latin terror (meaning fear, terror). As a special term, “terrorism” first appeared in the era of Jacobin dictatorship in the French Revolution at the end of 18th century. Shortly thereafter, the term “terrorism” began to be used as a derogatory term that became popular in English. Terrorism is divided between modern terrorism and modern terrorism. The biggest difference between the two is: modern times