unfair or cruel use of power or authority 暴虐；专横；苛政；专政 a victim of oppression and tyranny 压迫和暴政的受害者 The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father. 孩子们无法抵御其父的虐待。 the tyrannies of Nazi rule 纳粹统治的暴行 - (figurative)
These days it seems we must all submit to the tyranny of the motor car. 如今，似乎所有人都离不开汽车了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- petty
- brutal
- judicial
- …
- be free of
- be freed from
- escape
- …
- tyranny over
the rule of a tyrant; a country under this rule 暴君统治；暴君统治的国家 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- petty
- brutal
- judicial
- …
- be free of
- be freed from
- escape
- …
- tyranny over
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tyrannie, from late Latin tyrannia, from Latin turannus, from Greek turannos.