Word · Frequency #22145
tyrannical
暴虐的；专横的；专制的
Using power in a cruel, unfair, or arbitrary way; despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.
- 1.
Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
属于或关于暴政或暴君的。
- 2.
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
表现出不公正的严厉或专横行为
- 3.
Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.
专制的、压迫的或独裁的。
- 4.
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
绝对统治者或绝对统治的特征；拥有绝对主权
暴君的；暴政的；拥有绝对权力的；属于或关于暴政或暴君的。；表现出不公正的严厉或专横行为；专制的、压迫的或独裁的。；绝对统治者或绝对统治的特征；拥有绝对主权
In use
The manager's tyrannical rules made everyone afraid to speak.
She left the job because she couldn't stand her tyrannical boss any longer.
His tyrannical behavior towards the staff finally led to a complaint.
a tyrannical parent
a tyrannical government
tyrannical + noun
The country suffered under a tyrannical regime.
这个国家在暴虐的政权统治下受苦。
be tyrannical
The dictator was tyrannical and cruel.
Connections
Collocations
- tyrannical ruler
- 暴虐的统治者
- The people finally overthrew their tyrannical ruler.人民终于推翻了他们暴虐的统治者。
- tyrannical regime
- 专制政权
- Many citizens were imprisoned by the tyrannical regime.许多公民被这个专制政权监禁。
- tyrannical boss
- 专横的老板
- He couldn't stand his tyrannical boss any longer.他再也无法忍受他那专横的老板了。
- tyrannical parent
- 专横的父母
- Her tyrannical parents made all decisions for her.她专横的父母为她做出所有决定。
- tyrannical behavior
- 专横的行为
- His tyrannical behavior alienated all his friends.他专横的行为让所有朋友都疏远了他。
- tyrannical laws
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 tyrant（暴君）：tyrannical 就是‘暴君似的’，形容专横暴虐、独断压迫。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political/historical writing、news discussion of oppressive leaders、describing an overbearing boss or parent tyrannical 属于正式用词，通常多用于书面语或正式场合，可指“暴君的、暴政的”，也常形容统治者或掌权者（如上司、家长）专横、暴虐、随意欺压他人。日常口语中较少使用，口语里更常说 bossy、mean 等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 tyrannical /tɝˈænɪkəl/ 完全押韵的是 mechanical、botanical、puritanical，它们的重读元音及之后都读 /ænɪkəl/。注意形似音不同的词：maniacal 重音在 /naɪ/，读 /məˈnaɪəkəl/；tyranny /ˈtɪrəni/ 和 tyrant /ˈtaɪrənt/ 虽然拼写相似，但元音和结尾都不同，均不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.