a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
中英词源
tyranny 暴君统治，暴政
来自 tyrant,暴君，-y,表行为。
tyranny (n.)
late 14c., "cruel or unjust use of power; the government of a tyrant," from Old French tyranie (13c.), from Late Latin tyrannia "tyranny," from Greek tyrannia "rule of a tyrant, absolute power," from tyrannos "master" (see tyrant).
词态变化
复数 tyrannies;
权威造句
1. As President, he affirmed that no tyranny went unnoticed.
他以总统的名义宣称没有对任何暴行置若罔闻。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I"m the sole victim of Mother"s tyranny.
我是唯一受母亲严加管制的人。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a victim of oppression and tyranny
压迫和暴政的受害者
来自《权威词典》
4. Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny and husbands to jealousy.
猜疑使君王倾向于专制,使丈夫倾向于妒忌.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Love is a sweet tyranny , because the lover endures his torment willingly.
