Word · Frequency #12082
tyrant
暴君
a cruel and oppressive ruler or dictator
- 1.
A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
暴君；不公正、残酷或严厉统治的统治者
- 2.
a cruel and oppressive dictator
残酷和压迫的独裁者
- 3.
Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
滥用职权或职位权力以不公正、残酷或严厉对待他人的人
- 4.
in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it
在古希腊,未经合法权力而夺取政权的统治者
- 5.
A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
恶棍；使用力量或暴力不公正、残酷或严厉对待他人的人或事物
- 6.
any person who exercises power in a cruel way
以残酷方式行使权力的人
- 7.
The tyrant birds, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests.
霸鹟鸟,霸鹟科的成员,常驱赶接近其巢的其他鸟类
暴君；不公正、残酷或严厉统治的统治者；残酷和压迫的独裁者；滥用职权或职位权力以不公正、残酷或严厉对待他人的人；在古希腊,未经合法权力而夺取政权的统治者；恶棍；使用力量或暴力不公正、残酷或严厉对待他人的人或事物
In use
The ancient tyrant demanded absolute obedience from his subjects.
Our boss is such a tyrant that no one dares to speak up.
The story describes a tyrant who ruled through fear and intimidation.
his father was a tyrant
a tyrant + verb
tyrant 作主语，常与表示统治或压迫的动词连用。
The tyrant ruled the country with an iron fist.
那个暴君用铁腕统治国家。
tyrant of + noun
表示某地区的暴君。
He became the tyrant of the small town.
他成了小镇的暴君。
verb + a/the tyrant
Connections
Collocations
- cruel tyrant
- 残暴的暴君
- The people suffered under a cruel tyrant for decades.人民在残暴的暴君统治下受苦数十年。
- overthrow a tyrant
- 推翻暴君
- The rebels united to overthrow the tyrant.叛军联合起来推翻了暴君。
- tyrant king
- 暴君国王
- The tyrant king ignored the needs of his subjects.这位暴君国王无视臣民的需求。
- petty tyrant
- 作威作福的小头目
- He was a petty tyrant who controlled every detail of the office.他是个作威作福的小头目，连办公室的每个细节都要控制。
- domestic tyrant
- 家庭暴君
- Her father was a domestic tyrant who demanded total obedience.她父亲是个家庭暴君，要求绝对服从。
- reign of a tyrant
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：tyrant 里藏着 rant（咆哮）——暴君一开口就咆哮，残酷统治百姓。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：历史/政治讨论、新闻评论、日常口语（夸张） 该词正式程度随语境变化：在历史、政治或新闻中通常指“暴君、专制统治者”，较正式；在日常口语中可夸张地形容严厉的上司、父母等。多用于书面和口语，没有固定语域，需根据场合选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些常用词都不与 tyrant 押韵。tyrant 读作 /ˈtaɪɹənt/，其中 /r/ 是重要区别；giant 看起来像，但没有 /r/ 音。applicant、elephant、important 只是拼写都以 -ant 结尾，重音和元音不同，容易混淆。
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。
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。
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