Tyrannical describes someone who uses power over other people cruelly and unfairly, and it also describes the way they behave — 'a tyrannical ruler', 'tyrannical behaviour', 'a tyrannical regime'. The core picture is a person who cannot be argued with: they make the rules, the rules serve them, and there is no way to appeal.

Tyrannical describes someone who uses power over other people cruelly and unfairlyTyrannical形容一個殘忍又不公平地對別人用權力的人，and it also describes the way they behave也形容他們做事的方式——'a tyrannical ruler', 'tyrannical behaviour', 'a tyrannical regime'「a tyrannical ruler殘暴的統治者」、「tyrannical behaviour暴虐的行為」、「a tyrannical regime暴虐的政權」。The core picture is a person who cannot be argued with核心畫面是一個沒辦法跟他講理的人：they make the rules, the rules serve them規則是他訂的，規則服務他自己，and there is no way to appeal也沒有申訴的管道。

It is a strong, formal, disapproving word. You will find it most often about dictators and kings in history writing, but people also use it, half seriously, about anyone small who lords it over others — a tyrannical boss, a tyrannical coach, a tyrannical two-year-old who rules the whole house.

It is a strong, formal, disapproving word這是一個強烈、正式、帶有貶意的字。You will find it most often about dictators and kings in history writing你最常在歷史寫作裡看到它用在獨裁者和國王身上，but people also use it, half seriously, about anyone small who lords it over others但人們也會半認真地拿它來講任何對別人作威作福的小人物——a tyrannical boss, a tyrannical coach, a tyrannical two-year-old who rules the whole housea tyrannical boss暴君般的老闆、a tyrannical coach暴君般的教練、a tyrannical two-year-old who rules the whole house統治全家的暴君兩歲小孩。

That stretch to small domestic things is common and often has a touch of humour in it. It can even be used about things, not people: 'the tyrannical demands of the exam system'.

That stretch to small domestic things is common這種延伸到家裡小事的用法很常見，and often has a touch of humour in it通常帶點幽默感。It can even be used about things, not people它甚至可以用在事物上，不是人：'the tyrannical demands of the exam system'「the tyrannical demands of the exam system考試制度那種暴虐的要求」。

Because it is such a heavy word, using it about your manager in real life sounds either literary or like a joke; in ordinary speech people would more likely say 'controlling' or 'a bully'.

Because it is such a heavy word因為這是一個很重的字，using it about your manager in real life sounds either literary or like a joke現實生活中拿來講你的主管，聽起來不是很文學腔就是像在開玩笑；in ordinary speech people would more likely say 'controlling' or 'a bully'平常講話人們比較可能會說「controlling愛控制的」或「a bully霸凌者」。