单词 | tyranny |
释义 | tyranny /tir"euh nee/, n. , pl. tyrannies. 1. arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. 2. the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler. 3. a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler. 4. oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler. 5. undue severity or harshness. 6. a tyrannical act or proceeding. [1325-75; ME tyrannie < OF < ML tyrannia, equiv. to L tyrann(us) TYRANT + -ia -Y3] Syn. 1. despotism, absolutism, dictatorship. |
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