tyrannical
英 [t?'r?n?k(?)l; ta?-]
美[t?'r?n?kl]
- adj. 殘暴的；暴君的；專橫的
暢通詞匯TEM8IELTSTOEFL
中文詞源
tyrannical 暴君的
來自 tyrant,暴君，-ical,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- tyrannical (adj.)
- 1530s, from Latin tyrannicus "arbitrary, despotic," from Greek tyrannikos "befitting a despot," from tyrannos (see tyrant) + -al (1). Tyrannic was used in this sense from late 15c. Related: Tyrannically.
雙語例句
- 1. He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head.
- 他沖著暴戾的父親的頭部猛擊了一下，把他打死了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents.
- 他和他專橫殘暴的父母一樣為人懼怕和憎恨。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Tyrannical Hollywood film moguls ruled their stars'lives.
- 好萊塢電影巨頭操縱著旗下明星的生活.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. His behavior grew more unpredictable by the day, and increasingly tyrannical.
- 他的行為越來越難以捉摸，而且愈發殘暴。
來自辭典例句
- 5. You know how inefficient and tyrannical government bureaucracies are.
- 你知道官僚主義政府多么無能,多么專橫.
來自辭典例句