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单词 dictatorial
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dictatorial

adjective
/ˌdɪktəˈtɔːriəl/
/ˌdɪktəˈtɔːriəl/
(disapproving)
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  1. connected with or controlled by a dictator
    • a dictatorial ruler
    • a dictatorial regime
    Extra Examples
    • He still remembers the dictatorial reign of Stalin's last years.
    • The military leader gradually assumed more and more dictatorial powers.
  2. using power in an unreasonable way by telling people what to do and not listening to their views or wishes
    • dictatorial behaviour
    Extra Examples
    • He described the proposals as ‘unilateral, arbitrary and dictatorial’.
    • He didn't want to seem too dictatorial.
    • She was fed up with his dictatorial attitude.
  3. Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin dictatorius (from dictator: from dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare) + -al.
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