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源自希腊语 autokratēs(auto- '自我' + kratos '权力'),17世纪通过法语 autocrato 进入英语。
❶ 指独裁者或专制统治者,通常拥有不受限制的权力,独自决定国家或组织的重大事务。
“The autocrat ruled the country with an iron fist for decades.”
(这位独裁者以铁腕手段统治国家数十年。)
“Many people suffered under the rule of the ruthless autocrat.”
(许多人在这个冷酷无情的专制者统治下受苦。)
benevolent autocrat — 指表面上仁慈但实际仍掌握绝对权力的统治者,常用于描述某些开明专制的领导人。
“Some citizens initially welcomed the benevolent autocrat, but later realized his reforms were superficial.”
(一些市民最初欢迎这位开明专制者,但后来意识到他的改革只是表面功夫。)