despot

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n. 专制君主, 暴君 [法] 暴君, 专制君主

发音

UK /ˈdɛs.pɒt/
CA
UK /ˈdɛz.pɒt/
US /ˈdɛs.pət/

词形变化

despots 复数 despots

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

    暴君

    霸王

  2. 2.

    A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)

    历史

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

tyrant autocrat

上位词 2

dictator potentate

下位词 1

czar

词源

From Middle French despote, from Old French despote, from Medieval Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs, “lord, master, owner”). Cognate with Sanskrit दम्पति (dámpati).

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