Tyrant



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.暴君
• ［英］ n.暴君 ( a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally)
• ［例］ a tyrant of a teacher ( 一位专横的教师)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English tyraunt, from Anglo-French tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek tyrannos
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution
  • b. a usurper of sovereignty
• 2.
  • a. a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally
  • b. one resembling an oppressive ruler in the harsh use of authority or power

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