When man turns tyrant it is his own freedom he destroys.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 專制統治者,暴君;(古希臘的)僭主;專橫的人;
?? tyrann-, tyranni-, tyran- 【希臘傳入拉丁】表”獨裁者”
"The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves."
暴君聽不到奴隸們的哀鳴.
近義:martinet, oppressor, autocrat, totalitarian, despot, dictator
n. 自由,自主;直率;特權,特許;自由權;
?? free自由的+dom狀態或領域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企圖翻越這面高墻以獲得自由.
近義:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反義:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
?? George Orwell 的更多名言
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."