tyranny
英 ['tɪr(ə)nɪ]
美['tɪrəni]
- n. 暴政;专横;严酷;残暴的行为(需用复数)
词态变化
复数: tyrannies;
中文词源
tyranny 暴君统治,暴政
来自 tyrant,暴君,-y,表行为。
英英释意
- 1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- 2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence
英文词源
- tyranny (n.)
- late 14c., "cruel or unjust use of power; the government of a tyrant," from Old French tyranie (13c.), from Late Latin tyrannia "tyranny," from Greek tyrannia "rule of a tyrant, absolute power," from tyrannos "master" (see tyrant).
实用场景例句
- a victim of oppression and tyranny
- 压迫和暴政的受害者
牛津词典
- The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father.
- 孩子们无法抵御其父的虐待。
牛津词典
- the tyrannies of Nazi rule
- 纳粹统治的暴行
牛津词典
- (figurative)These days it seems we must all submit to the tyranny of the motor car.
- 如今,似乎所有人都离不开汽车了。
牛津词典
- Any political system refusing to allow dissent becomes a tyranny.
- 任何不允许不同政见的政治体制都会变成专制。
牛津词典
- He described these regimes as tyrannies and dictatorships…
- 他把这些政权称作专制与独裁政府。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny.
- 自我表现与追求个性是反抗暴政的最佳武器。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny.
- 我是唯一受母亲严加管制的人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.
- 电话是现代生活中让人最反感的必需品之一。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- And to say that a referendum was a tyranny of the majority was a misunderstanding.
- 认为全民公投就是多数人暴政是误解.
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- Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution annihilation.
- 不是为了摆脱暴政, 压迫和残害.
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- Another cognate cause of crime of violence was the family tyranny.
- 导致凶暴的犯罪行为的另一个同类的原因是家庭内的专制主义.
辞典例句
- Nor are we yet in sight of George Orwell's brilliantly imagined tyranny.
- 我们也尚未经历乔治?奥威尔(GeorgeOrwell)非凡想象中的那种暴政.
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- Love is a sweet tyranny , because the lover endures his torments willingly.
- 爱情是一种甜蜜的暴虐, 她使人心甘情愿地受折磨.
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- The new Middle groups in effect proclaimed their tyranny beforehand.
- 现在这种新的一派中等人等于是事先就宣布要建立他们的暴政.
英汉文学
- A tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
- 暴君总可以为自己找到暴政的藉口.
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- Tyranny reacts upon the tyrant.
- 对于暴虐者反应也是暴虐行动.
辞典例句
- He finally left home in an effort to counter the tyranny of arranged marriage in the old society.
- 他弃家出走,是对旧社会婚姻压迫的反动.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- But Arthur Mutambara, who leads one of the main opposition groups fighting the Mugabe tyranny pleasantries.
- 在反抗穆加贝暴政的斗争中,阿瑟·穆塔马拉(ArthurMutambara)带领了一个重要的反对党团体.
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- This makes one think of the Duma during appearance symbolizes the collapse of the Czar tyranny.
- 由于现代国家杜马在国家社会活动中扮演的角色越来越重要,这就让人们想起原沙皇时代的国家杜马.
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- And I see a whole army of my countrymen here in defiance of tyranny.
- 在这里,我看到的是一支我的乡亲父老们反抗暴政的雄师.
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- Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny and husbands to jealousy.
- 猜疑使君王倾向于专制,使丈夫倾向于妒忌.
《简明英汉词典》
- The entire aggrieved by the tyranny of the king.
- 在国王的暴政之下,整个国家都陷入了水深火热之中.
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- Love is a sweet tyranny , because the lover endures his torment willingly.
- 爱情是甜蜜的暴政, 情人甘心忍受它的折磨.
《简明英汉词典》
- They came to America in order to escape political tyranny.
- 他们为逃避暴政而来到美洲.
《简明英汉词典》
- Furthermore, they considered it their Christian duty to resist tyranny.
- 此外, 他们认为抵抗暴政是基督徒的责任.
期刊摘选
- Various social evils, such as corruption, crime and tyranny, are far from being eradicated.
- 各种社会弊病, 如腐败, 犯罪和暴政, 还远远没有根除.
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