tyranny
英 [ˈtɪrəni] 美 [ˈtɪrəni]

n.

暴虐；专横；暴行；

变形

复数：tyrannies

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [P]暴虐；残暴；专横 the use of cruel or unjust power to rule a person or country
2. [U]暴政；苛政 government by a cruel ruler with complete power

英英释义

tyranny[ 'tirəni ]

• n.
  • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

    同义词：dictatorshipabsolutismauthoritarianismCaesarismdespotismmonocracyone-man ruleshogunateStalinismtotalitarianism

  • dominance through threat of punishment and violence

    同义词：absolutismdespotism

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. They will fight tyranny to the death.
   他们誓死反对暴政。
2. Revolution is a frequent outgrowth of tyranny.
   革命是暴政促成的常有结果。
3. Tyranny is fiercer than a tiger.
   苛政猛于虎。
4. The world suffers most from the disinterested tyranny of its well wisher.
   世界在漠然的苛政中为善者承受极大的痛楚。
5. Those states lie under a tyranny.
   那些国家处于专制统治之下。
6. Freedom from tyranny is a principle we should always defend.
   从专制中获得自由是一个我们应该永远维护的原则。

权威例句

Participation: The New Tyranny
Participation: The New Tyranny?
Participation: the new tyranny?
Participation: the new tyranny? (eds.)
Participation - From Tyranny to Transformation
The Tyranny of Distance: How Distance Shaped Australia's History
On rethinking the psychology of tyranny: The BBC prison study
Petty Tyranny in Organizations: A Preliminary Examination of Antecedents and Consequences
Evaluating participatory development: tyranny, power and (re)politicisation
Rescripting the political romance : narratives of kingship, tyranny, and community