tyranny
tyranny
(pl. -ies)
tyrannous
adjective
tyrannously
adverb
语源
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]cruel and oppressive government or rule
暴政，苛政；专制
refugees who managed to escape Nazi tyranny.
成功逃离纳粹暴政的难民。
[count noun]the removal of the regime may be the end of a tyranny.
推翻该专制制度可能意味着一个暴政的终结。
■[count noun]a state under such cruel and oppressive government
专制国家
■cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control
专横；苛刻，严酷
she resented his rages and his tyranny.
她痛恨他的怒气和专横。
the tyranny of the nine-to-five day.
专横的95办公时间。
[count noun]his father's tyrannies.
父亲的残暴专横行为。
■(especially in ancient Greece) rule by one who has absolute power without legal right
（尤指古希腊）僭主统治，僭王统治
tyrannous
adjective
tyrannously
adverb
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French tyrannie, from late Latin tyrannia, from Latin turannus (see tyrant)
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