
好词典

源自希腊语 autokratia(auto- '自己' + -kratia '统治'),17世纪通过法语 autocratie 进入英语。
❶ 指由一个人或少数人掌握绝对权力的政治体制,统治者不受法律或民意的约束,常见于独裁或君主专制国家。
“The country transitioned from democracy to autocracy after the military coup.”
(军事政变后,该国从民主制度转变为专制统治。)
“Historians often compare ancient Rome's autocracy with modern dictatorships.”
(历史学家常将古罗马的专制政体与现代独裁统治相比较。)
benevolent autocracy — 指形式上专制但统治者以民众福利为名义行使权力的政体,常见于某些宣称开明的君主制国家。
“The concept of benevolent autocracy was used to justify the emperor's absolute power.”
(开明专制的概念被用来为皇帝的绝对权力辩护。)