despot

名词 despot:

1. a cruel and oppressive dictator
   同义词：tyrant, autocrat

1. Rule by or as if by a despot; absolute power or authority.
   专制如同或被专制者统治; 绝对权力或权威
2. A ruler having unlimited power; a despot.
   独裁统治者一个有着无限权利的统治者; 专制者
3. A powerful ruler or despot.
   强权的统治者，暴君
4. That emperor was a cruel despot.
   那个皇帝是个残酷的专制君主。

des.pot

n.（名词）
A ruler with absolute power.
专制者：掌握绝对权力的统治者
A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
暴君：暴虐地行使权力的人；暴君

A Byzantine emperor or prince.
君主：一个拜占庭帝国皇帝或王子
An Eastern Orthodox bishop or patriarch.
东正教教皇或教士

来源：
French despote
法语 despote
from Medieval Latin despota
源自 中世纪拉丁语 despota
from Greek despotôs [master] * see dem-
源自 希腊语 despotôs [统治者] *参见 dem-

【引伸】
despot.ic
despot.ically
adv.（副词）