ADJ-GRADED 专制的;残暴的;暴虐的 If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way. 专制的;残暴的;暴虐的 [emphasis]
The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
SYN tyrannical, authoritarian, dictatorial, absolute