搜尋結果
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