despotic

英 [dɪˈspɒtɪk]

美 [dɪˈspɑːtɪk]

adj.  专制的;残暴的;暴虐的

GRE法律

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.
  1. The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
     该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。

英英释义

adj

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  1. an authoritarian regime
  2. autocratic government
  3. despotic rulers
  4. a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
  5. a tyrannical government
  Synonym:authoritarianautocraticdictatorialtyrannictyrannical
• ruled by or characteristic of a despot
  1. moved from a feudal to a despotic order
  2. his administration was arrogant and despotic
• belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
  Synonym:despotical

双语例句

• He is utterly despotic to his subordinates.
  他对部属极为专横。
• 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！
• Moved from a feudal to a despotic order; his administration was arrogant and despotic.
  从封建制度转向专制制度；他的统治是傲慢的和专制的。
• 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。
• Those who have lived under despotic monarchical power will understand Confucius saying, A brutal monarch is even worse than a tiger.
  生活在暴虐的专制统治下的人们很容易理解孔子的苛政猛于虎也这句话。
• People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate.
  人们起来反抗君主的专制统治。
• The dramatic scenes in Tripoli are already being seized upon by those keen to depose other despotic regimes.
  的黎波里局势的戏剧性变化，正被那些渴望推翻其它专制政权的人抓住大做文章。
• 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。
• 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。
• They exercised a despotic rule in their country.
  他们在国内实行强暴统治。