oppressive
- IPA[əˈpresiv]
美式
- unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group；weighing heavily on the mind or spirits; causing depression or discomfort
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group an oppressive dictatorship 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ weighing heavily on the mind or spirits; causing depression or discomfort a profound loneliness, an oppressive emptiness 同義詞
- ▪ (of weather) excessively hot and humid. 同義詞 反義詞
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- IPA[əˈprɛsɪv]
英式
- inflicting harsh and authoritarian treatment: an oppressive dictatorship
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