[mass noun]prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of control or authority 压迫,压制;暴虐 a region shattered by oppression and killing. 饱受暴虐和屠杀蹂躏的地区。 ■the state of being subject to such treatment or exercise of authority (受)压迫,虐待 a response to collective poverty and oppression. 对集体贫穷和受压迫的回应。 ■mental pressure or distress 郁闷,压抑 Beatrice's mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression. 比阿特丽斯的心境开始是吃惊和有压抑感。
语源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin oppressio(n-), from the verb opprimere (see oppress)