tyranny

tyr·an·ny /ˈtɪrəni/ noun (plural tyrannies) [countableC, uncountableU]

1 CONTROLcruel or unfair control over other people 暴虐，专横

Gorky was often the victim of his grandfather’s tyranny.

高尔基经常是他祖父专横管制的受害者。

the fight against tyranny

反对专制的斗争

2 GOVERNMENTcruel and unfair government 暴政，苛政，专制统治

organizations which have criticized the tyrannies of the government

批判政府暴政的组织

3. tyranny of the majority the idea that if everyone has the right to vote, they will make decisions which will harm the country 多数人的暴政

4 LIMITsomething in your life that limits your freedom to do things the way you want to 严酷的事物

tyranny of

the tyranny of the nine-to-five working day

朝九晚五工作日的限制

Examples from the Corpus

tyranny• Any political system that refuses to allow people to protest becomes a tyranny.• the extraordinary struggle against tyranny in South Africa• You, as members of the grand jury, are the living barriers between citizens and tyranny.• He refused to submit to cruelty and tyranny.• Modernization by tyranny is no more likely to work today than it did when Stalin tried it half a century ago.• People who join citizen militias often believe the government is out of control and armed citizens are needed to prevent federal tyranny.• In their hearts, they love tyrannies that suit them.• The forces of tyranny and aggression shelled the Mandali suburbs, Khurmal and Darband-e-Khan with long-range artillery.• parental tyranny• He was eager to tell everyone of his father's tyrannies.• We have never watched before how the tyranny began.• This rust-blood pouring from mortal wounds in the planet's skin is a terrible indictment of the tyranny we climbers inflict.

Origin tyranny

(1300-1400) Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus; → TYRANT

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