tyranny
US /ˈtɪrəni/
・UK /'tɪrənɪ/
B2 中高級英檢高級
n. (u.)不可數名詞壓制統治 ； 暴政 ； 暴虐僭主統治
The people were unhappy because the king's tyranny took all their freedoms
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別再假裝正能量：承認吧！你不是真正的快樂！(Forced Positivity on YouTube)
10:08
- "A lot of our cultural dialogue is fundamentally avoidant, so people will just say things like, 'just be positive and things will be fine.' 'The tyranny of positivity.' was what a friend of mine called it. She recently died of cancer, and what she meant was if being in remission was just a matter of positive thinking, then all of her friends in her breast cancer support group would be alive today"
「很多存在我們文化中的對話本質上都有逃避性，所以人們會說『保持正面，事情會好轉的』。我一個朋友把這稱為『正能量的壓迫』。她最近因為癌症過世了，她這樣講，是想要表達，假如說只要正面思考就能緩和症狀，那她在所有在乳癌互助聚會的朋友們就都還活著了。」
Carol Dweck 成長學習法 (Carol Dweck, 'Developing a Growth Mindset')
09:38
- tested and devastated. Instead of the power of "yet" they were gripped by the "tyranny
考驗，最後毀於一旦。除了「再試一下」的力量常受制於
美國總統奧巴馬第二次就職演說（2013年演講稿 (President Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address (2013 Speech))
21:23
- the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob. They gave to
一個國王的暴政的權限 幾個或一個暴徒的規則。他們給
為何美國擁護槍枝？ (Why Does America Love Guns?)
03:17
- Still, despite the potential freedom from tyranny, conflicting studies can’t seem to determine whether or not gun controls actually lower violent crime.
儘管第二修正案或許真能讓人民從暴政手中奪回自由，眾多研究結果對於槍枝管制是否能降低暴力犯罪仍無定論。
老年人看「飢餓遊戲：星火燎原」預告片的反應 (Elders React to Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
08:50
- We have anarchy on its way or tyranny.
我們會變成無政府狀態或者是暴政。
美國總統歐巴馬針對敘利亞議題發表全國演說(President Obama Addresses the Nation on Syria)
15:47
- of tyranny and extremism.
獨裁者和激進份子的力量
#4 黑色追緝令 (Pulp Fiction) 電影片段
02:50
- and the tyranny of evil men.
及邪惡之人的暴政所包圍
美國總統歐巴馬在聯合國會議上演講 Watch President Obama Address the UN General Assembly
30:19
- that is why liberty triumphed over tyranny in the Cold War;
所以，美蘇冷戰，自由終究戰勝了獨裁。