名複: tyrants
tyrant
KK:[ˈtaɪrǝnt] DJ:[ˈtaiǝrǝnt]
n.[C]
- 暴君；專制君主
- 暴君似的人；專橫的人
- 嚴酷的事物，苛刻的事物
- （古希臘的）僭主，僭王
衍生
a.
tyrannical
ad.
tyrannically
辨析
同義:
n.暴君；專橫的人
despot oppressor absolutist authoritarian totalitarian disciplinarian slave driver同義參見:
dictator autocrat ruler以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
/ˈtʌɪr(ə)nt/
n.
- a cruel and oppressive ruler.
- a person exercising power or control in a cruel and arbitrary way.
- (especially in ancient Greece) a ruler who seized absolute power without legal right.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk turannos.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》