
壓迫
There was a brooding oppressiveness in the air that seemed to bode something.
空氣中有一種壓抑的氣氛,似乎預示着什麼。
They were very aware of the oppressiveness of the institution, but they saw it as an inevitability.
她們深切的感到了制度的壓迫,但是他們把這看作是不可避免的。
But Friedrich and Brzezinski's distinction was not meant to be a distinction simply between degrees of oppressiveness.
但弗裡德裡希和布熱津斯基的分類并不是要在壓迫的程度之間做簡單的區分。
"oppressiveness"是形容詞"oppressive"的名詞形式,主要包含三層核心含義:
環境層面的壓抑感 指令人窒息的物理環境狀态,如悶熱潮濕的空氣或密閉空間帶來的不適感。牛津詞典将其定義為"causing discomfort by being unpleasantly hot and without enough fresh air"(因過熱且缺乏新鮮空氣導緻的不適)。
社會政治層面的壓迫性 特指通過濫用權力實施的系統性壓制,包括政治迫害、言論管制等高壓統治手段。劍橋詞典解釋為"using power in an unfair way that limits people's freedom"(以不公平方式限制人們自由的權力使用)。
心理層面的沉重負擔 描述精神壓力或情感重負造成的心理壓迫感,如焦慮氛圍或道德綁架帶來的無形壓力。美國心理學會(APA)指出這種狀态可能引發"chronic stress responses"(慢性應激反應)。
該詞源自動詞"oppress",其拉丁詞根"opprimere"由"ob-"(對抗)和"premere"(壓迫)組成,暗示雙向壓力作用機制。韋氏詞典強調該詞隱含着"持續且難以擺脫"的特質。
oppressiveness 是形容詞 oppressive 的名詞形式,主要含義分為以下兩方面:
壓迫性
指社會、制度或政策等具有不公平的壓制特質。例如:
"The new laws were criticized for their oppressiveness."(新法律因壓迫性受到批評)
壓抑感
描述環境、氛圍或情緒帶來的沉重、難以忍受的感受。例如:
"The oppressiveness of the humid air made it hard to breathe."(潮濕空氣的沉悶感令人呼吸困難)
如需進一步了解形容詞 oppressive 的用法,可參考相關詞典條目。
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