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tyrannicide

/ti-ran-uh-sahyd, tahy-/US // tɪˈræn əˌsaɪd, taɪ- //UK // (tɪˈrænɪˌsaɪd) //

灭霸,弑君,弑君者,霸王条款

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of killing a tyrant.
    • : a person who kills a tyrant.

Examples

  • It would, therefore, be irrelevant and out of place to examine here, whether the doctrine of Tyrannicide deserves that title.

  • It is in this manifesto that he applies euphemistically to her deed the term "tyrannicide."

  • The Greeks, in the fourth century before Christ, cherished pathos in regard to tyrannicide.

  • Others unpacked their hearts with words in tyrannicide declamations and imitations of Greek tragedy.

  • When the study of the classics had penetrated the nation with antique ideas of heroism, tyrannicide became a virtue.