totalitarianism

IPA/təʊˌtæləˈteəriənɪzəm/
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totalitarianism — 名詞

1. a way of running a country in which one leader or group holds power over every p

1.名詞C1
釋義

極權主義

政府全面掌控人民生活、不容反對的體制

a way of running a country in which one leader or group holds power over every part of life and forbids anyone from speaking or acting against them

例句

Under totalitarianism, the state decided which books Baraka was allowed to read.

在極權主義之下，國家決定 Baraka 可以讀哪些書。

under totalitarianism + [the state does X]

Years of totalitarianism taught the villagers to whisper their true opinions only at home.

多年的極權主義讓村民學會只敢在家裡小聲說出真正的想法。

abstract subject: years of totalitarianism

常見搭配
  • under totalitarianism
  • slide into totalitarianism
  • the rise of totalitarianism
同義詞
  • authoritarianism

    narrower — stresses obedience to authority, but the state may leave private life alone

  • despotism

    more old-fashioned; centres on one cruel ruler rather than a whole controlling system

  • dictatorship

    the rule of one person or small group; totalitarianism adds total control over daily life

反義詞
  • democracy

    power rests with the people through free elections

  • liberalism

    stresses individual freedom and limits on state power

用法筆記

Uncountable; typically used with 'under totalitarianism' or as the subject of an abstract claim. Distinguish from a single 'dictatorship': totalitarianism names the broader system in which the state reaches into private life, not just one ruler.

常見錯誤

The country had three totalitarianisms.
The country suffered decades of totalitarianism.
it is uncountable; do not give it a plural or 'a/an'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • the rise of totalitarianism
  • the threat of totalitarianism

常用片語

  • slide into totalitarianism
  • resist totalitarianism

介系詞搭配

  • under totalitarianism