repressiveness
noun[U]
uk/rɪˈpres.ɪv.nəs/us/rɪˈpres.ɪv.nəs/theactofcontrollingwhatpeopledo,especiallyusingforce:
镇压Shewroteaprotestplayabout thegrowingrepressiveness of theregime.她写了一个剧本,抗议当局政权日益加剧的镇压行径。
theactofpreventingpeoplefromexpressingtheirfeelings:
压抑;镇压He was verycriticalof the repressiveness of theconventionalfamily.他对传统家庭的死板压抑颇为不满。(传统家庭的死板压抑一般是指每个人在家庭中所扮演的角色被限制和固化,比如男主外女主内等等。)
sexualrepressiveness性压抑
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repressive
- Ageneralrepressiveness wasinflictedon theworkingclassin thatera.
- Heblamedher for herillness, saying it wasduetoemotionalrepressiveness.
- Theirpolicyof repressiveness againstnativepeoplesucceeded.
Ruling & governing
- administration
- affairs of state
- ascend
- ascend the throneidiom
- bipartisanship
- government-owned
- government-sponsored
- governmental
- governorate
- hard Brexitidiom
- oppression
- oppressive
- oppressively
- oppressiveness
- overgovern
- repression
- subjugation
- super-government
- the politburo
- tinpot
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