| 单词 | oppressive |
| 释义 | oppressive[ uh-pres-iv ] / əˈprɛs ɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oppressive ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveburdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws. causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, elaborate, etc.: oppressive heat. distressing or grievous: oppressive sorrows. Origin of oppressive1620–30; <Medieval Latin oppresīvus, equivalent to oppress(us) (see oppress) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM oppressiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for oppressiveoppressive / (əˈprɛsɪv) / adjectivecruel, harsh, or tyrannical heavy, constricting, or depressing Derived forms of oppressiveoppressively, adverboppressiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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