despotism
英 [ˈdespətɪzəm]
美 [ˈdespətɪzəm]
n. 专制统治; 独裁制; 暴政
BNC.23828 / COCA.23378
牛津词典
noun
- 专制统治；独裁制；暴政
the rule of a despot
柯林斯词典
- 专制君主统治；专制政治;暴政
Despotismis cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.
英英释义
noun
- a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- dominance through threat of punishment and violence
双语例句
- Military despotism, unfortunately, is too likely in its nature to be permanent, and it is not true that it depends on the life of the first usurper.
令人遗憾的是，军事专制从本质上讲，似乎是能长期存在的，但是，说它取决于第一个篡位者的寿命是不对的。 - But even friendship can hardly exist when every white man is a cog in the wheels of despotism.
然而倘若每个人都是专制齿轮上的一颗嵌齿的话，即使友谊也很难存在。 - This act once again strengthened feudalism and brought back an Asiatic despotism on top of the Chinese people.
这一举动又一次加强了封建主义，把亚细亚式专制制度又强加于中国人民的头上。 - Guan Zi s theory on autocratic monarchy expounded in his Degree of Seriousness; The American people ( and Rockefeller as well) had been taught a tragic lesson in the consequences of industrial despotism and absentee capitalism.
论《管子》轻重篇的君主专制主义思想美国人民（洛克菲勒也是一样）由于工业专制主义和遥控资本主义，得到了一次悲惨的教训。 - Tocqueville discusses how equality of conditions can breed "individualism", which in turn leads to despotism.
托克维尔讨论平等会产生个人主义，进而会导致专制政治。 - Chinese Scholars 'Understanding of Conception of Despotism in the 20th Century and the Study of the Pre-Qin Legalists
二十世纪中国学界对专制概念的理解与法家思想研究 - A large proportion of the best citizen hate his despotism.
一大部分最好的公民都痛恨他的专制君主统治。 - From romanticism to existentialism, the theme "dark, alienation and death" is accompanied by the historical process of resistance to despotism and capitalism.
从浪漫主义到存在主义，关于“黑暗、异化及其死亡”的主题，就是一个伴随着抵抗专制主义到资本主义的历史进程。 - There exist only a few Middle English fabliaus in English literature because of Christian cultural despotism.
现存中古英语法布罗只有少数几首，宗教文化专制主义是导致法布罗鲜有流传的原因。 - A group of people as they wish to govern the country, so this is despotism.
一群人能够按照自己的意愿治理国家，那么这就是专制的国家。