despot
despot
[ˈdɛspɒt]
noun
despotic
adjective
despotically
adverb
语源
[ˈdɛspɒt]
noun
- a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way
暴君；霸头；恶霸
despotic
adjective
despotically
adverb
语源
- mid 16th cent.: from French despote, via medieval Latin from Greek despotēs, 'master, absolute ruler'. Originally (after the Turkish conquest of Constantinople) the term denoted a petty Christian ruler under the Turkish empire. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent
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