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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。
专制统治；暴政
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
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.
For decades, the people lived under tyranny.
几十年来，人民生活在暴政之下。
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。
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
专制统治,独裁政体
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
专制统治者的职位或管辖范围。
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
通过惩罚和暴力威胁的支配
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
After years of tyranny, the citizens finally demanded a free election.
在多年暴政之后，公民们终于要求举行自由选举。
The novel describes life under the tyranny of a ruthless king.
这部小说描述了在残暴国王的暴政下的生活。
They left their homeland to escape political tyranny.
他们离开祖国以逃避政治暴政。
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。
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。
强调对某群体的专制统治。
The king's tyranny over his subjects was absolute.
国王对其臣民的专制统治是绝对的。
Not this
The tyranny government oppresses the people.
Use this
The tyrannical government oppresses the people.
tyranny 是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应使用形容词 tyrannical。
Not this
He tyrannies his subjects.
Use this
He tyrannizes his subjects.
tyranny 是名词，不能用作动词；动词形式是 tyrannize。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
推翻暴政
The uprising aimed to overthrow tyranny.
起义旨在推翻暴政。
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。
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。
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。
多数人的暴政
Some argue that popular elections can lead to the tyranny of the majority.
有人认为普选可能导致多数人的暴政。
距离的暴政
Australia has long struggled with the tyranny of distance.
澳大利亚长期以来一直受距离的暴政之苦。
选择的暴政
With too many options, shoppers face the tyranny of choice.
选项太多时，购物者会面临选择的暴政。
暴政如同地狱，是不容易被征服的；但我们仍有这样的安慰——斗争越艰难，胜利就越辉煌。
Thomas Paine wrote this warning about tyranny in The American Crisis (1776) to encourage American soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
托马斯·潘恩在1776年的《美国危机》中写下这句关于暴政的告诫，用以鼓舞美国独立战争中的士兵。
法律止步之处，暴政便开始。
This famous line from John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government (1689) argues that absolute power outside the law is tyranny.
这句名言出自约翰·洛克1689年的《政府论（下篇）》，他认为法律之外的绝对权力就是暴政。
Use tyranny naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/.
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