dictator
英[d?k'te?t?]
美['d?ktet?]
- n. 獨裁者；命令者
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?dictators;
中文詞源
dictator 獨裁者
來自詞根dict, 說，命令，詞源同dictionary.
英文詞源
- dictator (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin dictator, agent noun from dictare (see dictate (v.)). Transferred sense of "one who has absolute power or authority" in any sphere is from c. 1600. In Latin use, a dictator was a judge in the Roman republic temporarily invested with absolute power.
雙語例句
- 1. They believe that the country needs a benevolent dictator.
- 他們認為國家需要一位仁愛的獨裁者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was a dictator and a demon.
- 她是一個獨裁者，一個女魔頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The dictator sought to aggrandise himself by new conquests.
- 這個獨裁者企圖通過新的征服來擴大自己的權勢.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. We felt quite impotent to resist the will of the dictator.
- 我們感到無力抗拒獨裁者的意志.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The dictator's first step was to strangle the free press.
- 獨裁者的第一步是扼殺新聞自由.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》