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repressive + noun
repressive 常作定语，修饰政权、法律、政府等，表示“压制性的、镇压的”。
The repressive regime fell after months of protests.
在持续数月的抗议之后，这个镇压性的政权倒台了。
压抑的；抑制的；镇压的
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压抑的；抑制的；镇压的
restrictive of action
The repressive regime fell after months of protests.
在持续数月的抗议之后，这个镇压性的政权倒台了。
镇压的；压制的；专横的。
Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive
The school's repressive dress code prevented students from expressing themselves.
学校限制性的着装规定使学生们无法表达自己。
Many workers complained about the repressive atmosphere in the office, where even small mistakes were punished.
许多员工抱怨办公室里压抑的氛围，在那里即使小错误也会受到惩罚。
He grew up under repressive parents who never allowed him to make his own choices.
他在专制的父母管教下长大，他们从不让他自己做选择。
repressive 常作定语，修饰政权、法律、政府等，表示“压制性的、镇压的”。
The repressive regime fell after months of protests.
在持续数月的抗议之后，这个镇压性的政权倒台了。
作表语时表示主语“令人压抑的、限制自由的”的性质。
The new censorship rules are repressive.
新的审查规定是压制性的。
“find + 宾语 + repressive”表示“觉得……令人压抑”。
Many employees find the strict monitoring repressive.
许多员工觉得这种严密监控令人压抑。
toward(s) 后接被压制的一方；英式英语常用 towards。
The government has been repressive toward independent media.
政府一直对独立媒体采取压制手段。
Not this
I feel very repressive at work.
Use this
I feel very repressed at work.
repressive 意为“压迫性的、镇压的”，用来描述制度或措施；描述人内心受到压抑、无法舒展的状态时要用过去分词 repressed 作表语。
Not this
The government responded repressive to the protests.
Use this
The government responded repressively to the protests.
repressive 是形容词，只能修饰名词；修饰动词 respond 时要用副词 repressively。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
专制政权；高压政权
The people finally rose up against the repressive regime.
人民终于起来反抗那个专制政权。
压制性法律
The repressive laws were condemned by human rights groups.
这些压制性法律遭到人权组织的谴责。
高压政府
Life under a repressive government is full of fear.
在高压政府统治下的生活充满恐惧。
压制性政策
The repressive policies stifled free speech.
这些压制性政策扼杀了言论自由。
镇压措施
The regime used repressive measures to crush the protest.
该政权使用镇压措施来平息抗议。
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联想：press是“压”，re-像“反复”，反复压制就是repressive（压抑的、镇压的）。
语域：formal 常见场景：political discourse、legal writing、social commentary repressive 通常用于书面或正式语境，多形容政府、法律或社会制度对行动自由的压制；日常口语中较少见。
以上六个词都与 repressive 押韵：重读音节均为 /ɛ/，后面跟 /sɪv/。注意拼写相似的词可能发音不同，例如 decisive /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ 和 receptive /rɪˈsɛptɪv/。
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