Absolute, autocratic, arbitrary, despotic 与 tyrannical 都意味着不受约束地行使权力或权威。
absolute 主要指一个人不受法律约束或另一个人的控制。
- absolute power
无上权力 - absolute authority
绝对权威 - an absolute ruler
独裁统治者 - an absolute monarchy
专制君主
autocratic 暗示自我主义、刻意地使用权力或傲慢地强加自己的意愿。
- 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。
arbitrary 侧重指根据个人的一时倾向行使权力，通常是滥用权力。
- Most presidents in this African country are arbitrary rulers.
这个非洲国家的总统大多数是专横的统治者。
despotic 常意味着任意和专横地行使绝对权力或控制的。
- The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。 - A handful of corrupt and despotic leaders make the decisions.
决策者是少数腐败专制的领导人。
tyrannical 多指滥用绝对权力和严酷或压迫性的统治。
- His behavior grew more unpredictable by the day, and increasingly tyrannical.
他的行为越来越难以捉摸，而且愈发残暴。 - He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents.
他和他专横残暴的父母一样为人惧怕和憎恨。
