单词 | despot |
释义 | despot despot /ˈdes.pɒt/ aep /-pɑːt/ noun [C] ► F0 a person, especially a ruler, who has unlimited power over other people, and often uses it unfairly and cruelly: » an evil despot» The king was regarded as having been an enlightened despot.→ SEE ALSO TYRANT(Cf. ↑tyrant)Thesaurus+: ↑Powerful people and dictatorsdespotic /dɪˈspɒt.ɪk/ aep /desˈpɑː.t̬ɪk/ adjective ► F0» a despotic government/regimeThesaurus+: ↑Systems of governmentdespotically /dɪˈspɒt.ɪ.kəl.i/ aep /desˈpɑː.t̬ɪ-/ adverb Thesaurus+: ↑Systems of governmentdespotism /ˈdes.pə.tɪ.zəm/ aep /-t̬ɪ-/ noun [U] ► F0» After years of despotism, the country is now moving towards democracy.Thesaurus+: ↑Systems of government |
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