Word · Frequency #23684
totalitarianism
极权主义；极权政治
A system of government in which the state holds absolute control and the people have little or no authority.
- 1.
A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.
一种政府体制,人民几乎没有权力,国家实行绝对控制,例如独裁政体。
- 2.
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
一种政府形式,统治者是绝对独裁者(不受宪法、法律或反对派等限制)
- 3.
the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
政府拥有完全且不受限制的权力原则
一种政府体制,人民几乎没有权力,国家实行绝对控制,例如独裁政体。；一种政府形式,统治者是绝对独裁者(不受宪法、法律或反对派等限制)；政府拥有完全且不受限制的权力原则；极权主义；[法] 极权主义
In use
Many historians study totalitarianism to understand how governments control their citizens.
The novel describes life under totalitarianism in a fictional country.
Citizens often lose their freedom when totalitarianism takes over a government.
the rise of ~
The rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century led to widespread oppression.
20世纪极权主义的兴起导致了广泛的压迫。
under ~
Millions suffered under totalitarianism.
数百万人在极权主义统治下受苦。
~ as a form of government
Connections
Collocations
- the rise of totalitarianism
- 极权主义的兴起
- The rise of totalitarianism in the 1930s changed the world.20世纪30年代极权主义的兴起改变了世界。
- fight against totalitarianism
- 反对极权主义的斗争
- She devoted her life to the fight against totalitarianism.她一生致力于反对极权主义的斗争。
- a form of totalitarianism
- 一种极权主义形式
- The regime is often described as a form of totalitarianism.该政权常被描述为一种极权主义形式。
- under totalitarianism
- 在极权统治下
- Under totalitarianism, people have no freedom of speech.在极权统治下，人民没有言论自由。
- the spread of totalitarianism
- 极权主义的蔓延
- The spread of totalitarianism worried many European leaders.极权主义的蔓延令许多欧洲领导人担忧。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：totalitarianism 开头是 total（全部）——国家把全部权力攥在手里，人民毫无自由。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：政治学、历史、新闻报道 极权主义是政治学术语，通常用于描述政府对社会的绝对控制，比较常见于政治学讨论、历史分析或严肃新闻报道中，日常口语较少使用。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但复数形式 totalitarianisms 可用于指不同类型的极权主义
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 totalitarianism 韵脚相同：重音都在 /ˈtɛr/，后面的 /iənɪzəm/ 也一样。注意形近但读音不同的 lookalikes：totalitarian /ˌtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriən/（结尾没有 /ɪzəm/）和 totality /toʊˈtæləti/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.