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tyr·an·ny AHD[tĭrʹə-nē] D.J.[ˈtɪrəniː]K.K.[ˈtɪrəni]n.（名词）pl. tyr.an.nies 【复数】- A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power.专制：单一统治者拥有绝对权力的政府
- The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.绝对统治者的职位、权威或司法权
- Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly:暴政：绝对的权力，尤指被不公正或残暴地使用时："I have sworn . . . eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man"(Thomas Jefferson)“我已经发过誓…永远反抗以任何形式对人类思想施行的暴政”(托马斯·杰弗逊)
- Use of absolute power.绝对权力的使用
- A tyrannical act.暴行：暴政的行为
- Extreme harshness or severity; rigor.暴虐：极端残酷或严厉；严酷
- Middle English tyrannie 中古英语 tyrannie
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Late Latin tyrannia 源自 后期拉丁语 tyrannia
- from Greek turannia 源自 希腊语 turannia
- from turannos [tyrant] 源自 turannos [暴君]
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