tyranny
tyranny 英 [ˈtɪrəni] 美 [ˈtɪrəni]
n. 暴虐；专横；专政
名词复数:tyrannies
- Tyranny is a noun that describes a repressive and arbitrarily cruel regime. Don't accuse your mother of tyranny just because she won't let you play video games all weekend long.
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- n. 暴虐；专横；专政
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1. a victim of oppression and tyranny
压迫和暴政的受害者
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2. The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father.
孩子们无法抵御其父的虐待。
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3. the tyrannies of Nazi rule
纳粹统治的暴行
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4. 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。
- 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).
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