oppression
/əˈpreʃən/noun
mass noun
1- prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of control or authority压迫, 压制; 暴虐：
a region shattered by oppression and killing.
饱受暴虐和屠杀蹂躏的地区。
1.1
- the state of being subject to such treatment or exercise of authority（受）压迫, 虐待：
a response to collective poverty and oppression.
对集体贫穷和受压迫的回应。
1.2
- mental pressure or distress郁闷, 压抑：
Beatrice's mood had initially been alarm and a sense of oppression.
比阿特丽斯的心境开始是吃惊和有压抑感。
词源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin oppressio（n-）， from the verb opprimere （see OPPRESS）.