tyranny

英 ['t?r(?)n?] 美['t?r?ni]
  • n. 暴政;專橫;嚴(yán)酷;殘暴的行為(需用復(fù)數(shù))

英英釋意


1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
2. dominance through threat of punishment and violence