dic·ta·tor·i·al
adjective/ˌdɪktəˈtɔːriəl/
/ˌdɪktəˈtɔːriəl/
(disapproving)- connected with or controlled by a dictator
独裁的;专政的 - a dictatorial ruler
独裁统治者 - a dictatorial regime
独裁政权
Extra Examples- He still remembers the dictatorial reign of Stalin's last years.
他还记得斯大林晚年的独裁统治。 - The military leader gradually assumed more and more dictatorial powers.
军方领导人日益独裁。
- a dictatorial ruler
- using power in an unreasonable way by telling people what to do and not listening to their views or wishes
发号施令的;专横的;盛气凌人的 - dictatorial behaviour
专横的行为
Extra Examples- He described the proposals as ‘unilateral, arbitrary and dictatorial’.
他将这些提议描述为“单方面的、任意的和独裁的”。 - He didn't want to seem too dictatorial.
他不想显得过于独裁。 - She was fed up with his dictatorial attitude.
她厌倦了他的独裁态度。
- dictatorial behaviour
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin dictatorius (from dictator: from dictat- ‘dictated’, from the verb dictare) + -al.