Fascism is a way of running a country from the far right. In a fascist system, one party — and usually one strong leader — holds almost all the power.

Fascismfascism（法西斯主義） is a way of running a country是一種治理國家的方式 from the far right走的是極右派路線 In a fascist system在法西斯體制裡 one party一個政黨 and usually one strong leader通常還有一個強勢的領袖 holds almost all the power掌握了幾乎所有的權力

The state tries to control people’s work, news, schools, and even what they may say. You cannot freely vote that power away, and people who speak against the government are punished. It praises the nation, the leader, and often the army, and it treats “outsiders” and political enemies as a threat.

The state國家 tries to control people's work, news, schools試著控制人民的工作、新聞、學校 and even what they may say甚至他們能說什麼話 You cannot freely vote that power away你沒辦法用投票的方式把這個權力拿掉 and people who speak against the government而反對政府的人 are punished會受到懲罰 It praises the nation, the leader, and often the army它會歌頌國家、領袖，通常還有軍隊 and it treats "outsiders" and political enemies as a threat並把「外人」和政治上的敵人當成威脅

The word comes from Italy. In the 1920s Benito Mussolini’s movement called itself fascismo, from Italian fascio, “bundle” or “group,” with a straight look back at the Roman fasces: a bundle of rods with an axe, carried before magistrates as a sign that the state had power over life and death. Mussolini’s “fight groups,” the fasci di combattimento, took that old sign as their emblem.

The wordfascism這個字 comes from Italy源自義大利 In the 1920s在1920年代 Benito Mussolini's movement墨索里尼的運動 called itself fascismo自稱fascismo from Italian fascio源自義大利文的fascio "bundle" or "group,"意思是「一束」或「一群」 with a straight look back at the Roman fasces並直接呼應羅馬的fasces（束棒） a bundle of rods with an axe一把斧頭綁著一束棍棒 carried before magistrates在官員前面被扛著 as a sign that the state had power over life and death象徵國家掌握生殺大權 Mussolini's "fight groups,"墨索里尼的「戰鬥小組」 the fasci di combattimentofasci di combattimento took that old sign as their emblem把這個古老的符號當成自己的徽章

At first English used fascism for Fascist Italy; then people used it for the Axis powers in the Second World War; later it became a general name for that kind of system, and also a heavy insult.

At firstEnglish一開始英文 used fascism for Fascist Italy用fascism來指法西斯義大利 then people used it for the Axis powers in the Second World War後來又用它來指第二次世界大戰的軸心國 later it became a general name for that kind of system再後來變成這種體制的通稱 and also a heavy insult也變成很重的一句罵人話

Though actually, in everyday talk people now throw “fascist” at anyone they find too bossy, too national, or too cruel, and historians will tell you this stretches the word until it gets thin. Keep the core for yourself: a dictatorship that wants deep control, with no real opposition, often with violence and a leader who must be praised.

Though actually不過其實 in everyday talk在日常對話裡 people now throw "fascist" at anyone they find too bossy, too national, or too cruel現在大家會把「fascist」這個詞丟給任何他們覺得太霸道、太國族主義，或太殘忍的人 and historians will tell you而歷史學家會告訴你 this stretches the word until it gets thin這樣用會把這個詞的意思拉得很稀薄 Keep the core for yourself但你自己要記住核心的意思 a dictatorship that wants deep control一種想要徹底控制的獨裁體制 with no real opposition沒有真正的反對力量 often with violence常常伴隨暴力 and a leader who must be praised而且一定有一個必須被歌頌的領袖