beneficent
英 [bɪˈnefɪsnt] 美 [bɪˈnefɪsnt]
【正式用语】有裨益的、行善的、慈善的
- a beneficent aunt
慈善的阿姨 - optimism about the beneficent effects of new technology
对新技术会带来有益成效的乐观态度
oppressive
英 [əˈpresɪv] 美 [əˈpresɪv]
压迫的、压制的、高压的；闷热的、令人窒息的；令人苦恼的、令人焦虑的
- The new laws will be just as oppressive as those they replace.
新法律只会与原来的法律一样苛严。 - This country still had a deeply oppressive, unequal and divisive political system.
这个国家的政治体制依然残暴异常，缺少平等，四分五裂。
despot
英 [ˈdespɒt] 美 [ˈdespɑːt]
专制统治者、专制君主、暴君
- an evil despot
邪恶的暴君 - The king was regarded as having been an enlightened despot.
人们认为国王一直是一位开明的专制君主。
autocratic
英 [ˌɔːtəˈkrætɪk] 美 [ˌɔːtəˈkrætɪk]
独裁的、专制的、独断专行的
- The president resigned after 30 years of autocratic rule.
这位总统在进行了30年的独裁统治后辞职下台。 - The people have grown intolerant in recent weeks of the King's autocratic ways.
最近几周国王的专制行径让民众忍无可忍。
subjugate
英 [ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt] 美 [ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt]
征服、使臣服、使屈服；克制、抑制（愿望、信仰等）
- Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.
他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗地区，但只持续了10年就无果而终了。 - She subjugated herself to her mother's needs.
她克制自己，先满足母亲的需要。 - Reporters must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to balance.
新闻工作者必须把保持中立的职业要求置于自己的政治信仰之上。
tyrant
英 [ˈtaɪrənt] 美 [ˈtaɪrənt]
暴君、专制君主、暴虐的统治者
- Tamir, one of several sons of the exiled ruler, vowed he would liberate his country from the tyrant.
塔米尔是被放逐的君主的几个儿子中的一个，他发誓要把国家从暴君手中解放出来。 - Overnight my boss seems to have turned into a tyrant.
我的老板一夜之间似乎变成了一个暴君。
