exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way 残暴的;专横的 her father was portrayed as tyrannical and unloving. 他的父亲被描绘成残暴而又无爱心。 ■characteristic of tyranny; oppressive and controlling 暴君的;专制的 a momentary quieting of her tyrannical appetite. 暂时平息她那压倒一切的欲望。
派生 tyrannically adverb 语源
mid 16th cent.: from Old French tyrannique, via Latin from Greek turannikos, from turannos (see tyrant)