despot
英 [ˈdespɒt]
美 [ˈdespɑːt]
n. 专制统治者; 专制君主; 暴君
BNC.23363 / COCA.21224
牛津词典
noun
- 专制统治者；专制君主；暴君
a ruler with great power, especially one who uses it in a cruel way- an enlightened despot (= one who tries to use his/her power in a good way)
开明的专制君主
- an enlightened despot (= one who tries to use his/her power in a good way)
柯林斯词典
- 专制君主;暴君;压迫者
Adespotis a ruler or other person who has a lot of power and who uses it unfairly or cruelly.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- He is a local despot.
他是地方一霸。 - The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence.
专制者声称自己是上天选定的统治工具。 - The people are fighting to bring an end to the rule of the evil despot.
人们在为结束邪恶暴君的统治而战。 - Scratch the despot in Chiang and underneath you would find a medieval clan leader.
蒋虽是个专制寡头，但骨子里却还是一个中世纪的氏族首领。 - The despot set his house on fire before he took to flight.
恶霸逃跑前，放火烧了自己的房子。 - Despotism: Rule by or as if by a despot; absolute power or authority.
专制：如同或被专制者统治；绝对权力或权威。 - My dad's a bit of a despot!
我爸爸有点专制！ - Russia's Peter the Great was a cruel despot.
俄国的彼得大帝就是一个残酷无情的暴君。 - But a despot he is.
但他依然是专制者。 - He was a despot with a heart of granite.
他是个铁石心肠的暴君。