autocrat

n. 独裁者

发音

US /ˈɔːtəkɹæt/

词形变化

autocrats 复数 autocrats

别名

autocrator

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An absolute ruler with infinite power.

    独裁者

  2. 2.

    A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.

  3. 3.

    Until the 20th century, a favorable description of a ruler who was connected with the concept of lack of conflicts of interest and an indication of grandeur and power.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

tyrant despot

上位词 2

dictator potentate

下位词 1

czar

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *kret- Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek αὐτοκρᾰτής (autokrătḗs)der. French autocratebor. English autocrat Borrowed from French autocrate, itself from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “sovereign”), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) (combining form of αὐτός (autós)) + κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”) + -ης (-ēs). By surface analysis, auto- + -crat.

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