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、统共总揽者”），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）意思意思中性：指通过非世及/非法技艺夺取城邦权益的总揽者（不一定是坏的）。→ 经柏拉图、亚里士多德玄学批判后，负面化：狰狞、非法、压迫性总揽。→ 中古英语（约14世纪）通过古法语 tyrannie 干预英语，固定为“暴政、专制总揽”，当代常指极权/压迫性政权，也可譬如性使用（如“时候的暴政”）。 词根：tyrann-（古希腊语，开运·体育世界杯(中国)官方网站非典型印欧词根，可能外来语） 后缀：-ia（希腊语轮廓名词后缀，默示“……的情景/轨制”）
◉外刊例句
《The New York Times》, 2025
Wherever law ends, tyranny begins.
何处法律停止，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：把我方包装成摆脱的复仇之臂。
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John Locke – 《Second Treatise of Government》 (1689)
Wherever law ends, tyranny begins.
凡法律停止之处，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.
党地谈为了权益本人而追求权益……权益不是技艺，而是见解……这即是暴政的指标。
◉ 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) 改进是暴政促成的常有恶果。
(3) 苛政猛于虎。
(4) 那些国度处于专制总揽之下。
(5) 从专制中获取摆脱是一个咱们应该永久吝惜的原则。
◉ 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.
自我推崇与追求个性是抗争暴政的最好兵器。
2[N-UNCOUNT 不行数名词]专横；尖酸；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.
我是独一受母亲严加管束的东谈主。
3[N-COUNT 可数名词](不心仪或令东谈主不快的)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.
电话是当代活命中让东谈主最反感的必需品之一开运·体育世界杯(中国)官方网站。