"his father was a tyrant"
1.暴君;专制君主;暴君似的人
You can usetyrant to refer to someone who treats the people they have authority over in a cruel and unfair way.
e.g. Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants.
自 1804 年以来，该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。
e.g. ...households where the father was atyrant.
父亲残暴专横的家庭
1. 专制统治者：06 All Fall Down 一切臣服 | 07tyrant 专制统治者 | 08 Prodigal 浪子
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2. 暴君;专制君主：recalcitrant 固执的,顽抗的 |tyrant 暴君;专制君主 | complaisant 顺从的,讨好的
那皇帝是个暴君。
This ruler is a pitiless tyrant.这个统治者是一个冷酷的暴君。
Mr Smith was a high-handed tyrant in his office.史密斯先生在他办公室里是个专横跋扈的独裁者。
Her grandfather is a tyrant who insists on absolute silence at the dinner table.她祖父是个专横的人，坚持吃饭时绝对禁止讲话。
The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants.这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
(figurative)His boss is a complete tyrant.他的老板是个不折不扣的暴君。
Since 1804 the country has mostly been ruled by tyrants.自 1804 年以来，该国大部分时间都处于暴君的统治之下。
...households where the father was a tyrant.父亲残暴专横的家庭
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.暴君总能找到借口.
For years the country was ruled by a tyrant.这个国家被一个暴君统治了好多年.
Her grandfather was a tyrant who insisted on absolute silence at the dinner table.她祖父是个专横的人,坚持吃饭时绝对禁止讲话.
Make war upon this bloody tyrant Time?去抵抗这血淋淋的魔王——时光?
No tyrant ever gave back so much.从没有暴君会给予这么多.
This ruler is a pitiless tyrant.这个统治者是一个冷酷的暴君.
His father was a tyrant.他父亲是个暴君.
The tyrant who oppressed the people was finally overthrown.压迫人民的暴君终于被推翻了.
We are all afraid of him. He is a tyrant of a father.我们都怕他. 他是个暴君一样的父亲.
The enemies of the Republic call me tyrant!共和国的敌人说我是暴君!
Does he deliberately set out to be a tyrant?他从头就打算当暴君的 吗 ?
A tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.暴君总可以为自己找到暴政的藉口.
Tyranny reacts upon the tyrant.对于暴虐者反应也是暴虐行动.
The emperor was a tyrant.那皇帝是个暴君.
Liu Wencai was a tyrant of a landlord.刘文财是个暴君般的地主.
The tyrant rioted in cruelty.那暴君残暴无度.
They all raised the standard of revolt against the tyrant.他们都举起义旗,反对暴君.
We know that behind every tyrant stands a Jew, as a JesuIt'stands behind every Pope.我们知道,每个暴君背后都有一个犹太人, 就像每个教皇背后都有一名耶稣会成员一样.
The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣.
For how can a tyrant rule the free and the proud.暴君如何可以统治自由与骄傲的人民?
Even as slaves humble themselves before a tyrant and praise him though he slays them.就像是奴隶们在一个暴君赞美他自己残杀他们之前,作贱自己.
A gentleman is never a tyrant or a bully.绅士绝不会是一个暴君或者欺凌弱小者.
No greater misfortune befalls a country than to be governed by a tyrant.没有比一个国家被暴君统治而更不幸的了.
I voted for the death of that tyrant.我表决了这个暴君的末日.
The Hellespont where he ruled as local tyrant.
出自：R. L. Fox
