dictatorship

dik'teitәʃip

Collins 2

n. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

n. 独裁者之职位, 独裁, 独裁政权
[法] 专攻, 独裁权

Collins 星级

8,984

BNC 频率

7,643

使用频率

dictatorship 可以分解为 dictate（命令）和 ship（状态、性质）。dictate 来自拉丁语 dictare，意为“口述、命令”，而 ship 表示一种状态或条件。整体意思是“命令的状态”，即独裁统治的状态。

例句

1. A dictatorship often restricts freedom of speech.

独裁政权通常限制言论自由。

2. Many people fled their country to escape from the dictatorship.

许多人逃离自己的国家以逃避独裁统治。

3. The dictator ruled for over twenty years without any elections.

这个独裁者统治了超过二十年，没有举行任何选举。