| 单词 | tyranny |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tirəni] |
| 解释 | n.暴政，专制统治；暴行 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 暴政，专制 (the use of power cruelly and unjustly);暴行(a cruel or unjust act) 【考】 despotic : tyranny / generous : liberality(暴政的专制/慷慨的 大方) 【同】 派生词: tyrannical (adj. 暴虐的，残暴的despo tic) |
| 字源 | tyranny (n.) late 14c., "cruel or unjust use of power; the government of a tyrant," from Old French tyranie (13c.), from Late Latin tyrannia "tyranny," from Greek tyrannia "rule of a tyrant, absolute power," from tyrannos "master" (see tyrant). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 暴政; 暴行 【记】tyr提尔: 挪威的战争神, anny = annoy: 又战争又使你苦恼－暴政 【参】tyrannical(adj 残暴的); tyrant(n 暴君) 【类】despotic: tyranny = generous: liberality暴政的专制 = 慷慨的大方 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】tire 轮胎 + run，车轮驶过，横冲直撞；音：太 + rant 咆哮→太咆哮→暴君 |
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