| 单词 | oppressor |
| 释义 | oppressor (once / 1739 pages) n An oppressor is any authority (a group or a person) that uses its power unjustly to keep people under control. Many rebellious teenagers view their parents as oppressors, but the word is usually used to refer to dictators. While you might complain about your oppressor, the teacher who makes you stay late to catch up on assignments you missed, a true oppressor denies basic human rights to people who live under their control. Before Partition in 1947, the citizens of India mostly viewed their British rulers as oppressors — in some cases, Indian farmers were forced by the British to grow non-food crops, causing thousands to starve. The Latin root is opprimere, "to crush or subdue." WORD FAMILYoppressor: oppressors+/oppress: oppressed, oppresses, oppressing, oppression, oppressive, oppressor/oppression: oppressions/oppressive: oppressively, oppressiveness USAGE EXAMPLESHis parents, with no sense of their designated role as oppressors, let his punk band practice in their house. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) He said, “I also learned that the oppressor is always afraid.” The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) I am always amazed by this "colonial" mentality that the oppressors hold their model way of life is the desired one. New York Times(Aug 20, 2016) n a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures Hypo|Hyper authoritarian, dictator a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner meanie, meany, unkind persona person of mean disposition switcher, whippera person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip persecutor, tormenter, tormentorsomeone who torments torturersomeone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion) Big Brotheran authoritarian leader and invader of privacy flogger, scourgera torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) harassera persistent tormentor disciplinarian, martinet, moralistsomeone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms blighter, cuss, gadfly, pest, pesterera persistently annoying person tantaliser, tantalizersomeone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach witch-huntersomeone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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