tyranny
英 ['t?r(?)n?]
美['t?r?ni]
- n. 暴政；专横；严酷；残暴的行为（需用复数）
CET6+TEM4GRECET6低频词扩展词汇
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).
双语例句
- 1. As President, he affirmed that no tyranny went unnoticed.
- 他以总统的名义宣称没有对任何暴行置若罔闻。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny.
- 我是唯一受母亲严加管制的人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a victim of oppression and tyranny
- 压迫和暴政的受害者
来自《权威词典》
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》