oppressive
oppressive
adjective
oppressively
adverb
oppressiveness
noun
语源
adjective
- unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group
（尤指对少数或其他从属人群）压迫的，暴虐的；严苛的
an oppressive dictatorship.
暴虐的专政。
■weighing heavily on the mind or spirits； causing depression or discomfort
压抑的，郁闷的；心情沉重的
the offices present an oppressive atmosphere.
这些办公室里气氛压抑。
■(of weather) close and sultry
（天气）闷热的
oppressively
adverb
oppressiveness
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin oppressivus, from oppress- 'pressed against', from the verb opprimere (see oppress)
热门查询
- conferrence n.（称号、学位、权力等的）授予，赐给
- conferrer n.授予者
- conferva n.丝状绿藻黄丝藻
- confess v.供认,坦白,承认,悔过
- confessant n.忏悔者
- confessed adj.众所周知的，已承认的,坦白的,公开的 v.承认( confess的过去式),聆听（某人的）忏悔（或告罪、告解）,（尤指罗马天主教会）忏悔,悔过
- confessedly adv.确定无疑地，众所公认地
- confesser n.忏悔者，听忏悔的神父
- confessingly adv.像忏悔者一般地
- confession n.承认，自首,忏悔,供认状,信条，教义
- confessional n.忏悔室，（教堂内的）告解室,“confession”的派生 adj.忏悔的,自白的,“confession”的派生
- confessionary n.告解所，忏悔室 adj.告罪的
考试词汇表
