heavy-handed
heavy-handed — 形容詞
1. treating people with too much force, control, or strictness in a way that feels
高壓；嚴厲
過度強硬管制的
treating people with too much force, control, or strictness in a way that feels unfair or harsh
The government's heavy-handed response to the peaceful march sparked outrage across the country.
政府對這場和平遊行的高壓回應，引發了全國的憤怒。
collocation: heavy-handed response to [event]
Several parents complained about the principal's heavy-handed punishment of their children.
幾位家長投訴校長對他們的孩子做出過於嚴厲的處罰。
heavy-handed + punishment: excessive disciplinary action
Factory employees disliked the new manager's heavy-handed style of giving orders.
工廠員工不喜歡新主管那種高壓式的命令作風。
- heavy-handed response
- heavy-handed approach
- heavy-handed tactics
- heavy-handed punishment
- heavy-handed rule
- oppressive
stronger emphasis on unjust cruelty rather than just excessive control
- autocratic
focuses on the authority figure's refusal to share power
- harsh
more general; can describe any severe treatment, not necessarily control-based
用法筆記
Often used to describe authorities (governments, managers, parents, teachers) who use excessive power. The noun being modified is typically an action or approach — response, tactics, rule, punishment, style.
常見錯誤
2. done in a way that lacks skill, care, or subtlety; not managing to be delicate o
笨拙；粗糙
缺乏技巧或細膩的
done in a way that lacks skill, care, or subtlety; not managing to be delicate or clever
The film's heavy-handed environmental message gave the audience no room to think.
這部電影傳達環保訊息的手法過於粗糙，完全沒有留給觀眾思考的空間。
heavy-handed message: an idea presented too directly and obviously
From across the restaurant, his heavy-handed praise of the chef embarrassed the whole table.
他隔著餐廳大聲讚美主廚，這種粗糙的作法讓全桌的人都十分尷尬。
Critics found the play heavy-handed for using music and lights to guide the audience's feelings.
評論家認為這齣戲手法笨拙，用音樂和燈光引導觀眾的情緒。
find + object + heavy-handed + for [gerund]
- heavy-handed message
- heavy-handed approach
- heavy-handed symbolism
- heavy-handed attempt
- heavy-handed criticism
用法筆記
Applies to creative works (films, novels, speeches, art) and social behaviors that are obvious, blunt, or lacking finesse. Note the contrast with sense 1: sense 1 is about excessive authority, while sense 2 is about lack of skill or subtlety.
常見錯誤
同根字
- heavy-handedly副詞C2
- heavy-handedness名詞C2