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tyrannic

/ti-ran-i-kuhl, tahy-/US // tɪˈræn ɪ kəl, taɪ- //UK // (tɪˈrænɪkəl) //

暴虐的,暴虐,暴政,暴戾的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or characteristic of a tyrant.
    • : unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; arbitrary or oppressive; despotic: a tyrannical ruler.

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Examples

  • It was like the resurrection of Prussia in 1813, against the tyrannic domination of the French emperor.

  • A delegation was sent to the king with a strong remonstrance against his tyrannic course.

  • Two years later Mr. Davidson met the king, and, refusing to submit conscience to his tyrannic will, was cast into prison.

  • And it seems to me to be constantly a nickname affixed by the oppression of their tyrannic rulers.

  • The thanks and prayers of the elder daughter would have affected with pity and commiseration the most tyrannic heart.