tyranny

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n. 专制, 暴政 [法] 苛政, 暴政, 专横

发音

NZ /ˈtərəni/
其它 /ˈtirəni/
/ˈtɪɹəni/
/ˈtaɪɹəni/
US /ˈtɪəɹəni/

词形变化

tyrannies 复数 tyrannies

别名

tyrannie

教材释义与例句

名词

暴政；专横；严酷；残暴的行为（需用复数）

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.

    僭主政治

    独裁

    暴政

    暴戾

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Absolute power, or its use.

    极权

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Extreme severity or rigour.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

dictatorship shogunate absolutism despotism authoritarianism Caesarism monocracy Stalinism totalitarianism

上位词 8

control dominance ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency autarchy autocracy

下位词 1

police state

相关短语

tyranny of the majority tyranny of the masses

词源

Inherited from Middle English tirannye, from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, tyrania, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía, “tyranny”), from τύραννος (túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”).

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