单词 | tyranny |
释义 | tyranny['tirəni]n. 专制, 暴政【法】 苛政, 暴政, 专横 tyranny tyr.an.ny AHD: [t¹r“…-n¶] D.J. [6t!r*ni8]K.K. [6t!r*ni]n.(名词) 【复数】 tyr.an.nies 1. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power.专制:单一统治者拥有绝对权力的政府2. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.绝对统治者的职位、权威或司法权3. Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly:暴政:绝对的权力,尤指被不公正或残暴地使用时:“I have sworn . . . eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man”(&b{Thomas Jefferson})“我已经发过誓…永远反抗以任何形式对人类思想施行的暴政”(托马斯·杰弗逊)4. Use of absolute power.绝对权力的使用5. A tyrannical act.暴行:暴政的行为6. Extreme harshness or severity; rigor.暴虐:极端残酷或严厉;严酷语源:1. Middle English tyrannie 中古英语 tyrannie 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Late Latin tyrannia 源自 后期拉丁语 tyrannia 4. from Greek turannia 源自 希腊语 turannia 5. from turannos [tyrant] 源自 turannos [暴君] |
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