dictator

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n. 命令者, 独裁者

发音

UK /dɪkˈteɪtə/
US /ˈdɪkˌteɪtəɹ/
US /-ɾəɹ/
US /ˌdɪkˈteɪtəɹ/

词形变化

dictators 复数 dictators

别名

dictatour

教材释义与例句

名词

独裁者；命令者

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

    独裁者

  2. 2.

    A magistrate without colleague in republican Ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the Senate, typically to conduct a war.

    独裁官

  3. 3.

    A tyrannical boss or authority figure.

  4. 4.

    Misspelling of dictater.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

authoritarian potentate

上位词 8

speaker ruler talker oppressor swayer utterer verbaliser verbalizer

下位词 10

tyrant shogun strongman despot autocrat Big Brother disciplinarian martinet moralist strongwoman

相关短语

benevolent dictator for life tin-pot dictator tinpot dictator tin pot dictator

词源

From Latin dictātor (“a chief magistrate”), from dictō (“dictate, prescribe”), from dīcō (“say, speak”). By surface analysis, dictate + -or, literally “one who dictates”. Compare Old English tictator (“absolute ruler of the Roman Republic”).

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