tyrannical
tyrannical — 形容詞
- tyrannicalpositive
- more tyrannicalcomparative
- most tyrannicalsuperlative
1. describes a person, government, or system that uses power in a cruel and unfair
暴虐的；專制
殘酷不公平地濫用權力
describes a person, government, or system that uses power in a cruel and unfair way, giving people no freedom to disagree or make their own choices.
Sora's tyrannical rule forced thousands of families to flee the country.
Sora 的暴虐統治迫使數千個家庭逃離該國。
tyrannical rule — describes a cruel government leader
The CEO's tyrannical management style made everyone afraid to speak up in meetings.
這位執行長專制的管理風格讓每個人都害怕在會議上發言。
tyrannical management style — describes a workplace leader
Living under a tyrannical government means losing basic freedoms like speech and assembly.
生活在暴虐政府之下，意味著喪失言論和集會等基本自由。
Neighbors called the landlord tyrannical for raising rents and evicting families with no warning.
鄰居們稱房東暴虐，因為他無預警調漲房租並驅逐住戶。
tyrannical + for + verb-ing — describes unfair behaviour
After years of tyrannical leadership, the factory workers finally voted to form a union.
在多年的專制領導後，工廠工人終於投票決定成立工會。
- tyrannical rule
- tyrannical regime
- tyrannical government
- tyrannical father
- tyrannical boss
- tyrannical leadership
- tyrannical parent
- oppressive
emphasises harsh and unfair control that makes people feel crushed or powerless
- dictatorial
more specific to political or leadership contexts; suggests total control with no consultation
- autocratic
focuses on a single leader holding all decision-making power
- despotic
even stronger than tyrannical; suggests cruelty combined with absolute power
- democratic
involves participation and shared decision-making rather than one-sided control
- lenient
describes someone who is gentle and forgiving with rules, not harsh in applying power
- benevolent
kind and generous in using power, concerned for others' wellbeing
用法筆記
Strongly negative and not used lightly. Describing someone as tyrannical suggests a lasting pattern of cruel, unfair behaviour — not a single harsh decision or moment of anger.