音标:['tirәni] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 专制, 暴政
[法] 苛政, 暴政, 专横
n a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
n dominance through threat of punishment and violence
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tyranny的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. They will fight tyranny to the death.他们誓死反对暴政。
  2. Revolution is a frequent outgrowth of tyranny.革命是暴政促成的常有结果。
  3. Tyranny is fiercer than a tiger.苛政猛于虎。
  4. The world suffers most from the disinterested tyranny of its well wisher.世界在漠然的苛政中为善者承受极大的痛楚。
  5. Those states lie under a tyranny.那些国家处于专制统治之下。
  6. Freedom from tyranny is a principle we should always defend.从专制中获得自由是一个我们应该永远维护的原则。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. People hated the tyranny of military rule.人们痛恨军事统治的残暴。
  2. They came to America in order to escape political tyranny.他们为逃避暴政而来到美洲。
  3. They lived underneath a crushing tyranny.他们生活在难以忍受的暴政下。

经典引文

  • The result would be a military tyranny under Cromwell.

    出自:C. V. Wedgwood
  • A laissez-faire government can practice tyranny by default.

    出自:M. Robinson
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