tyrant 详细解释

tyrant

['taiərənt]

n.暴君, 专制的君主, 专横的人

n.[C]

1. 暴君; 专制君主

For years the country was ruled by a tyrant.

这个国家被一个暴君统治了好多年。

2. 暴君似的人; 专横的人

Her grandfather was a tyrant who insisted on absolute silence at the dinner table.

她祖父是个专横的人, 坚持吃饭时绝对禁止讲话。

3. 严酷的事物, 苛刻的事物

4. (古希腊的)僭主, 僭王

词形变化

名词复数: tyrannies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.暴君; 专横的人

despot  oppressor  absolutist  authoritarian  totalitarian  disciplinarian  slave driver  

同义参见:

ruler  dictator  autocrat  

英英释义

名词 tyrant:

a cruel and oppressive dictator

同义词：autocrat, despot

in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

any person who exercises power in a cruel way

补充

tyranttyrant英:[ˈtaiərənt] 美:[ˈtaɪrənt]n.1.专制统治者; 暴君The people suffered under foreign tyrants.人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。

例句

1. Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants.自1804年以来, 该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。 2. He claimed his father was a tyrant.他声称他父亲是个专横的人。 3. the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations.因民众示威而被废黜的暴君。 4. her father was a tyrant and a bully.他父亲专横霸道。 5. The country was ruled by a corrupt tyrant [=despot] for decades.这个国家被一个腐败的专制君主统治了几十年。 6. Our boss is a real tyrant.我们老板是个十足的暴君。

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