despotic
英 [dɪˈspɒtɪk]
美 [dɪˈspɑːtɪk]
adj. 专制的;残暴的;暴虐的
BNC.33584 / COCA.23171
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 专制的;残暴的;暴虐的
If you say that someone isdespotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.- The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
- The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
英英释义
adj
- characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
- an authoritarian regime
- autocratic government
- despotic rulers
- a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
- a tyrannical government
- ruled by or characteristic of a despot
- moved from a feudal to a despotic order
- his administration was arrogant and despotic
- belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
双语例句
- May, I have some time become despotic and the cross was not consciously!
可能因此，我有段时间变得专制而横却不自觉！ - He is utterly despotic to his subordinates.
他对部属极为专横。 - China does exercise influence over the Kims 'despotic rule.
中国确实对金家的专横统治行使着影响。 - A despotic sultan who was blind in one eye invited three artists to paint his picture.
有一个残暴的苏丹，是独眼龙，请来三位画家来为他画像。 - Untold millions of believers have served him faithfully under despotic governments.
数不清的信徒是在暴虐专横的政府之下忠心地服事主。 - She became so morose and despotic, that her rule became intolerable.
她变得如此孤僻和专横，以致她的统治让人无法忍受。 - At that time, many American movies all have this kind of financial magnates, the rich, imperious and despotic, but seems to be heartless not bad.
很多美国当时的电影都有这样的财阀，有钱、专横跋扈，但是似乎心肠又不坏。 - Wolf packs are supposedly despotic hierarchies dominated by alpha wolves, Dogs are believed to behave in the same way in their dealings with humans.
一般认为，狼群内部等级森严，头狼具有绝对领导权，狗在与人类相处时，这一点也与狼相同。 - The people hated his despotic rule.
人民憎恨他的专制统治。 - He fused together what was strongest in the despotic traditions of the monarchy with what was strongest in the equally despotic creed of Jacobinism.
他把君主政体专制传统最强劲的信条和雅各宾派同样专横的最激进的教义熔铸到一起，当时的法国无处不显而易见这种融合。