despotism

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. countable,uncountable
    — The iron hand of despotism has quenched the last spark of liberty; hunted down like a wild beast, I am watching an opportunity to fly my degraded and enslaved country.

词形变化

despotisms plural

词源

From French despotisme; equivalent to despot + -ism.
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