keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority 压迫,虐待 a system which oppressed working people. 压迫劳动人民的制度。 [as adj. oppressed]oppressed racial minorities. 被压迫的少数种族。 ■cause (someone) to feel distressed, anxious, or uncomfortable 使郁闷,压抑 he was oppressed by some secret worry. 无法向人倾诉的忧虑使他心情沉重。
(Heraldry). another term for debruise (纹章)。 同 debruise
派生 oppressor noun 语源
late Middle English: from Old French oppresser, from medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin oppress- 'pressed against', from the verb opprimere