tyranny

英 ['tɪrəni] 好意思 ['tɪrəni]

n.暴政；苛政；专制

◉词源

源自古希腊语 τυραννία (tyrannía) ← τύραννος (túrannos)（“僭主、完全统帅者”），词源可能来自吕底亚语（非印欧语系）。古希腊早期（公元前7–6世纪）意旨中性：指通过非世及/犯警手艺夺取城邦职权的统帅者（不一定是坏的）。→ 经柏拉图、亚里士多德形而上学批判后，负面化：骄贵、犯警、压迫性统帅。→ 中古英语（约14世纪）通过古法语 tyrannie 参加英语，固定为“暴政、专制统帅”，当代常指极权/压迫性政权，也可比方性使用（如“时间的暴政”）。 词根：tyrann-（古希腊语，K体育世界杯中国官网首页非典型印欧词根，可能外来语） 后缀：-ia（希腊语综合名词后缀，示意“……的景象/轨制”）

◉外刊例句

《The New York Times》, 2025

Wherever law ends, tyranny begins.

何处法律废除，暴政就开动。

《The Guardian》, 2024

This is how tyranny makes itself electable: it is branded as the avenging arm of freedom.

暴政即是这么让我方变得可被选举：把我方包装成解放的复仇之臂。

◉经典名著

John Locke – 《Second Treatise of Government》 (1689)

Wherever law ends, tyranny begins.

凡法律废除之处，暴政即开动。

George Orwell – 《1984》 (1949)

The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake... Power is not a means; it is an end... the object of tyranny.

党隧谈为了职权自己而追求职权……职权不是手艺，而是方针……这即是暴政的打算。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) They will fight tyranny to the death.

(2) Revolution is a frequent outgrowth of tyranny.

(3) Tyranny is fiercer than a tiger.

(4) Those states lie under a tyranny.

(5) Freedom from tyranny is a principle we should always defend.

(1) 他们誓死反对暴政。

(2) 翻新是暴政促成的常有恶果。

(3) 苛政猛于虎。

(4) 那些国度处于专制统帅之下。

(5) 从专制中得回解放是一个咱们应该永恒爱护的原则。

◉ Usage Notes

Tyranny is a noun that describes a repressive and arbitrarily cruel regime. Don't accuse your mother of tyranny just because she won't let you play video games all weekend long.

One of the root words of tyranny is the Latin tyrannia which means the "rule of a tyrant" and a tyrant is a "cruel master." Today, it can mean the repressive regime of a dictator or it can also mean being controlled by something metaphorically harsh like time or work. Maybe the oldest example of a tyranny is that of Tyrannosaurus Rex, or "king of the giant lizards," who many of us grew up thinking was the largest, most predatory and frightening of the dinosaurs who supposedly ruled over the rest of the dinosaur world with its huge, sharp teeth and claws.

◉柯林斯辞书

1[N-VAR 可变名词]暴政；苛政；专制政府 A tyranny is a cruel, harsh, and unfair government in which a person or small group of people have power over everyone else.

He described these regimes as tyrannies and dictatorships…

他把这些政权称作专制与独裁政府。

Self-expression and individuality are the greatest weapons against tyranny.

自我认知与追求个性是起义暴政的最好刀兵。

2[N-UNCOUNT 弗成数名词]专横；淡漠；严酷 If you describe someone's behaviour and treatment of others that they have authority over as tyranny, you mean that they are severe with them or unfair to them.

I'm the sole victim of Mother's tyranny.

我是惟一受母亲严加照看的东谈主。

3[N-COUNT 可数名词](不满意或令东谈主不快的)必需品 You can describe something that you have to use or have as a tyranny if you think it is undesirable or unpleasant. [oft N of n]

The telephone is one of the great tyrannies of modern life.

电话是当代生计中让东谈主最反感的必需品之一K·体育世界杯(中国)官方网站。