单词 | tyranny |
释义 | tyranny n. (pl. -ies)   1. the cruel and arbitrary use of authority.   2. a tyrannical act; tyrannical behaviour.   3. a rule by a tyrant. b a period of this. c a State ruled by a tyrant. Derivatives tyrannous adj. tyrannously adv. Etymology: ME f. OF tyrannie f. med.L tyrannia f. Gk turannia (as TYRANT) |
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