despotism

/'despәtizәm/ uk　 词频 #23378

英语专业八级

despotism 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 独裁, 专制, 专制政治

[法] 专制政体, 专制政治

英文释义

n dominance through threat of punishment and violence

n a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

despotism 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 despotism 在自然语境里怎么用：

Eight decades later, as nations inch toward despotism, an art animated by democratic impulses makes a stronger case for itself.

—— Masterpieces of the New Deal

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