authoritarian

英 [ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriən]

美 [əˌθɔːrəˈteriən]

adj.  威权主义的; 专制的
n.  权力主义者，专制者，独裁者; 独裁主义者

复数：authoritarians　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 威权主义的；专制的
  believing that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair, and even if it means that they lose their personal freedom
  1. an authoritarian regime/government/state
     威权主义的政体 / 政府 / 国家

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 专制的；独裁的
  If you describe a person or an organization asauthoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
  1. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
     高官们可能会策划一场政变来复辟独裁统治。
  2. Anauthoritarianis someone who is authoritarian.
     独裁者
  3. Don became the overly strict authoritarian he felt his brother needed.
     顿成为了一个他觉得哥哥需要的极度刻薄的独裁者。

英英释义

noun

• a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
  1. my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
  Synonym:dictator

adj

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  1. an authoritarian regime
  2. autocratic government
  3. despotic rulers
  4. a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
  5. a tyrannical government
  Synonym:autocraticdictatorialdespotictyrannictyrannical
• expecting unquestioning obedience
  1. the timid child of authoritarian parents
  2. insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
  Synonym:dictatorialoverbearing

双语例句

• One of the intriguing things about authorities and authoritarian regimes is their fascination with uniforms and playing dress-up.
  有关权威和专制政体的令人奇怪的事情之一是它们沉迷于统一的制服和乔装打扮。
• There is much to dislike about the demagogic, authoritarian style of the billionaire businessman turned politician.
  人们有很多理由不喜欢这个由亿万富翁商人转变成的政客那种具有煽动性的威权风格。
• His vision amounted to a rejection of authoritarian capitalism.
  他的愿景相当于对威权式资本主义给予了驳斥。
• Many dismissed him as an authoritarian ruler.
  也有许多人以为他不过是个威权统治者。
• Many observers casually put it in an authoritarian capitalist box, along with Russia, Iran and Singapore.
  许多观察人士信手将中国归入威权资本主义类别，与俄罗斯、伊朗和新加坡同伍。
• He said he was against returning to old authoritarian ways.
  他说他反对回到过去的独裁做法。
• Even authoritarian Vietnam is increasingly allowing broadcasts in the languages of its small ethnic minorities.
  甚至权威主义国家越南也逐渐允许用少数民族语言来广播。
• Authoritarian regimes are not interested in transparency or the rule of law, the essential prerequisites of economic progress.
  威权政府对透明度或法治并不感兴趣，而这两者是经济发展的先决条件。
• This may be misleading: in an authoritarian climate, such numbers are extremely dubious.
  这可能具有误导性：在威权体制下，这些数字极其可疑。
• His speech provides further evidence of his increasingly authoritarian approach
  他的讲话更加证明了他变得越来越独裁。