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
- 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。 - He was despotic, and she liked freedom; he was worldly, and she, perhaps, romantic.
他专横独断，她却爱好自由；他耽于利欲，她却也许有点罗曼蒂克。 - 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。 - The despotic rule of Eastern potentates
东方君主的专制统治 - 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！ - This could lead to the indictment of Laurent Gbagbo, his despotic predecessor, whose refusal to cede power after losing an election led to hundreds of deaths.
这个行动可能导致专横的前任总统洛朗巴博（laurentgbagbo）受到起诉，他在选举失利后拒不下台，因而导致数百人死亡。 - But here, the value of resistance against the despotic rule for us, and no use, not for discussion.
但在这里，价值反抗抗暴对我们来说，并没有用，而不是讨论。 - 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。 - The people hated his despotic rule.
人民憎恨他的专制统治。 - Such enterprises require great central power for the mobilization of labor, and characteristically issue in a despotic form of order.
大型水利工程需要由强大的中央权力来动员劳力，而且明显会导致专制秩序的产生。