despotic

英 [dɪˈspɒtɪk]

美 [dɪˈspɑːtɪk]

adj.  专制的;残暴的;暴虐的

GRE法律

BNC.33584 / COCA.23171

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 专制的;残暴的;暴虐的
  If you say that someone isdespotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
  1. The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
     该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。

英英释义

adj

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  1. an authoritarian regime
  2. autocratic government
  3. despotic rulers
  4. a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
  5. a tyrannical government
  Synonym:authoritarianautocraticdictatorialtyrannictyrannical
• ruled by or characteristic of a despot
  1. moved from a feudal to a despotic order
  2. his administration was arrogant and despotic
• belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
  Synonym:despotical

双语例句

• They exercised a despotic rule in their country.
  他们在国内实行强暴统治。
• May, I have some time become despotic and the cross was not consciously!
  可能因此，我有段时间变得专制而横却不自觉！
• Untold millions of believers have served him faithfully under despotic governments.
  数不清的信徒是在暴虐专横的政府之下忠心地服事主。
• A despotic sultan who was blind in one eye invited three artists to paint his picture.
  有一个残暴的苏丹，是独眼龙，请来三位画家来为他画像。
• These and other factors blocked the development of a merchant-industrial class and insured the survival of a despotic state cemented in the remains of feudalism.
  凡此种种，都阻碍了工商阶级的发展，使建立在封建残余基础上的专制政体得以苟延至今。
• The public is despotic in its temper; it is capable of denying common justice when too strenuously demanded as a right;
  公众的情绪是蛮不讲理的：当常理上的公道作为一种权利加以过分要求时，可能遭到拒绝；
• Those who have lived under despotic monarchical power will understand Confucius saying, A brutal monarch is even worse than a tiger.
  生活在暴虐的专制统治下的人们很容易理解孔子的苛政猛于虎也这句话。
• This could lead to the indictment of Laurent Gbagbo, his despotic predecessor, whose refusal to cede power after losing an election led to hundreds of deaths.
  这个行动可能导致专横的前任总统洛朗巴博（laurentgbagbo）受到起诉，他在选举失利后拒不下台，因而导致数百人死亡。
• The people hated his despotic rule.
  人民憎恨他的专制统治。
• In order to prevent the establishment of a despotic regime, Kant demanded a separation of powers.
  为了防止形成专制统治，康德要求权力分立。