◙ (pl. -ies) 1. [mass noun] cruel and oppressive government or rule • 暴政，苛政；专制 »refugees who managed to escape Nazi tyranny. 成功逃离纳粹暴政的难民。 »[count noun] the removal of the regime may be the end of a tyranny. 推翻该专制制度可能意味着一个暴政的终结。 [count noun] a state under such cruel and oppressive government • 专制国家 cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary use of power or control • 专横；苛刻，严酷 »she resented his rages and his tyranny. 她痛恨他的怒气和专横。 »the tyranny of the nine-to-five day. 专横的95办公时间。 »[count noun] his father's tyrannies. 父亲的残暴专横行为。 (especially in ancient Greece) rule by one who has absolute power without legal right • （尤指古希腊）僭主统治，僭王统治
【派生】
♦ tyrannous adjective ♦ tyrannously adverb
【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Old French tyrannie, from late Latin tyrannia, from Latin turannus (seetyrant)