Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #11557
Fully loadedtyranny
专制统治；暴政
A government or system of rule in which a ruler or ruling group has absolute power, especially one that is cruel and unjust.
- 1.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
由单一统治者(暴君)拥有绝对权力的政府或政体,尤指残暴不公的统治。
- 2.
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
专制统治,独裁政体
- 3.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
专制统治者的职位或管辖范围。
- 4.
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
通过惩罚和暴力威胁的支配
- 5.
Absolute power, or its use.
绝对权力,或对绝对权力的行使。
- 6.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
一种政府体制,权力代表统治者或统治阶级行使,不顾被统治者的意愿。
- 7.
Extreme severity or rigour.
极度的严酷或严格。
绝对权力；专权；暴力统治；残暴支配；严酷；苛刻；专制君主的职位；专制统治权；由单一统治者(暴君)拥有绝对权力的政府或政体,尤指残暴不公的统治。
In use
After years of tyranny, the citizens finally demanded a free election.
The novel describes life under the tyranny of a ruthless king.
They left their homeland to escape political tyranny.
live under tyranny
表示‘在暴政统治下’的常用结构。
For decades, the people lived under tyranny.
几十年来，人民生活在暴政之下。
tyranny of + noun
表示‘…的专制/暴政’，后接抽象名词。
The novel explores the tyranny of tradition in a small town.
这部小说探讨了小镇上传统的专制。
tyranny over + noun
强调对某群体的专制统治。
Connections
Collocations
- live under tyranny
- 生活在暴政之下
- Millions of people continue to live under tyranny.数百万人仍然生活在暴政之下。
- overthrow tyranny
- 推翻暴政
- The uprising aimed to overthrow tyranny.起义旨在推翻暴政。
- tyranny of the majority
- 多数人的暴政
- Democracy must guard against the tyranny of the majority.民主必须防范多数人的暴政。
- escape tyranny
- 逃离暴政
- Many families risk everything to escape tyranny.许多家庭不惜一切代价逃离暴政。
- fight tyranny
- 对抗暴政
- They vowed to fight tyranny wherever it appears.他们誓言在暴政出现的地方与之对抗。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像“踢人你”，暴君把法律和自由一脚踢开，独揽大权的统治就是暴政。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：political commentary、historical writing、news analysis tyranny 多用于正式或书面语境，如政治评论、历史写作或新闻分析，带有强烈的负面评价；日常口语中通常较少使用，而更常说 dictatorship 或 oppression。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with tyranny. The final unstressed /əni/ in botany, company, and harmony is a genuine partial match for tyranny's ending, but those words have different stressed vowels. Tyrant and nanny are useful spelling lookalikes: tyrant begins with tyr- but has /taɪr/, and nanny ends with -anny but has /æn/, so neither sounds like tyranny's /ˈtɪrəni/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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