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源自希腊语 'despotēs',意为'主人'或'统治者',后通过拉丁语传入英语。
❶ 指独裁者或暴君,通常指滥用权力、残酷统治人民的统治者,强调其专制和不容异议的特点。
“The country was ruled by a cruel despot for decades.”
(这个国家被一个残酷的独裁者统治了几十年。)
“History is full of examples of despots who oppressed their people.”
(历史上充满了压迫人民的暴君的例子。)
benevolent despot — 指表面上仁慈但实际上仍掌握绝对权力的统治者,通常用于描述某些开明但专制的领导者。
“Some historians argue that the king was a benevolent despot who modernized the country.”
(一些历史学家认为这位国王是一个仁慈的独裁者,他推动了国家的现代化。)