dictatorship
/ˌdɪkˈteɪtəʃɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdɪkˈteɪtərʃɪp/ (ame, ipa) · /dik-ˈtā-tər-ˌship ˈdik-ˌtā-/ (ame, mw)
dictatorship — 名詞
- dictatorshipsingular
- dictatorshipsplural
1. a country in which a single person rules with total power — this leader is not c
獨裁國家
權力集中於一人且無選舉與法治約束的國家
a country in which a single person rules with total power — this leader is not chosen by the people in free elections, and no court or parliament can stop their decisions.
Imani fled the dictatorship after soldiers arrested her father for writing poetry.
Imani的父親因寫詩被士兵逮捕，她因此逃離了這個獨裁國家。
collocation: fled + dictatorship
The journalist hid photographs of a protest inside her shoe and flew out of the dictatorship.
這名記者將抗議活動的照片藏在鞋子裡，飛離了獨裁國家。
Foreign diplomats spent six weeks trying to get food aid past the dictatorship's checkpoints.
外國外交官花了六週時間，試圖讓糧食援助通過獨裁國家的檢查站。
Hakim grew up in a dictatorship where watching foreign news could mean prison.
Hakim在一個觀看外國新聞就可能坐牢的獨裁國家長大。
The old dictatorship collapsed when crowds filled the main square for nineteen days.
當人群連續十九天擠滿主要廣場時，那個舊獨裁國家垮臺了。
- autocracy
more formal; emphasises rule by one person above all others
- totalitarian state
a dictatorship that also controls media, education, and private life
- police state
stresses harsh surveillance and repression by security forces
- democracy
a country where leaders are chosen in free elections
文法句型
a + dictatorship
the dictatorship of + [leader name]
用法筆記
Countable. Names the country itself. Distinguish from sense 2 (ABSOLUTE RULE), which names the system or condition of rule, not a specific country.
常見錯誤
2. a system of government in which one person or a small inner circle holds total c
獨裁體制
一人或少數人掌握全部政治權力的統治方式
a system of government in which one person or a small inner circle holds total control, with no democratic institutions or independent courts to limit what they can do.
Professor Chen described how dictatorship took root after the parliament was dissolved.
Chen教授描述了獨裁體制如何在議會被解散後生根。
collocation: dictatorship + took root
The activist watched soldiers burn a pile of newspapers and wrote that censorship is always the first tool of dictatorship.
這位社運人士看著士兵焚燒一疊報紙，寫道：「審查制度始終是獨裁體制的首要工具。」
Yuna compared military dictatorship with absolute monarchy in her research paper.
Yuna在她的研究論文中比較了軍事獨裁體制與絕對君主制。
Under dictatorship, even a whispered joke about the leader can lead to arrest.
在獨裁體制下，即使是對領袖的一句低語玩笑也可能導致被捕。
Soren interviewed families who had survived two decades of dictatorship and war.
Soren訪問了在二十年獨裁體制與戰爭中倖存下來的家庭。
- autocracy
more formal; stresses that one person holds all decision-making power
- despotism
highlights cruelty and oppression; the ruler treats the state as personal property
- totalitarianism
broader: a system that seeks to control every part of life, not just politics
- democracy
a system in which power is shared and leaders are elected
- constitutional government
rule limited by a written constitution and independent courts
文法句型
under + dictatorship
a + dictatorship
the rise of + dictatorship
用法筆記
Can be countable ('a military dictatorship') or uncountable ('living under dictatorship'). Distinguish from sense 1 (DICTATOR-RULED STATE), which names the country itself.