oppression
- IPA[əˈprɛʃn]
英式
- prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority；the state of being subject to oppressive treatment
noun: oppression, plural noun: oppressions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority a region shattered by oppression and killing
- ▪ the state of being subject to oppressive treatment a response to collective poverty and oppression
- ▪ mental pressure or distress Beatrice's mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression
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- IPA[əˈpreSH(ə)n]
美式
- prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control: a region shattered by oppression and killing
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