tyrant

tyrant
[ˈtʌɪr(ə)nt]
noun
  1. cruel and oppressive ruler
    暴君;专制君主
    the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations.
    因民众示威而被废黜的暴君。
    ■a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way
    暴君似人物;专横的人,残暴的人
    her father was a tyrant and a bully.
    他父亲专横霸道。
    ■(especially in ancient Greece) a ruler who seized absolute power without legal right
    (尤指古希腊)僭主,僭王
  2. a tyrant flycatcher
    霸鹟
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek turannos
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