| 单词 | tyranny |
| 释义 | tyranny (once / 358 pages) n 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. One of the root words of tyranny is the Latin tyrannia which means the "rule of a tyrant" and a tyrant is a "cruel master." Today, it can mean the repressive regime of a dictator or it can also mean being controlled by something metaphorically harsh like time or work. Maybe the oldest example of a tyranny is that of Tyrannosaurus Rex, or "king of the giant lizards," who many of us grew up thinking was the largest, most predatory and frightening of the dinosaurs who supposedly ruled over the rest of the dinosaur world with its huge, sharp teeth and claws. WORD FAMILYtyranny: tyrannic, tyrannical, tyrannies+/tyrannic: tyrannically USAGE EXAMPLESChamberlin wrote that by “singing for this man” the choir would appear to be “endorsing” tyranny and fascism, and its image would be “severely damaged.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) In it, she writes that by performing at the Jan. 20 inaugural, the 360-member choir will appear to be “endorsing tyranny and fascism.” Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) Ms. Chamberlin said the choir’s reputation will be “severely damaged” by appearing to endorse a president who represents “tyranny” and “fascism.” Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Syn|Hypo|Hyper Caesarism, Stalinism, absolutism, authoritarianism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, totalitarianism police state a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) autarchy, autocracy a political system governed by a single individual 2n dominance through threat of punishment and violence Syn|Hyper absolutism, despotism ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance the state that exists when one person or group has power over another |
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