Oppressors

释义 Definition

oppressors（名词复数）：压迫者；压制、剥削或不公正地控制他人的人/群体（常用于政治、社会、阶级或种族语境）。单数为 oppressor。

发音 Pronunciation

/əˈprɛsərz/

例句 Examples

The people rose up against their oppressors.
人民起来反抗他们的压迫者。

History shows that oppressors often try to justify their power by controlling laws, education, and the media.
历史表明，压迫者常常试图通过控制法律、教育和媒体来为他们的权力辩护。

词源 Etymology

来自拉丁语 opprimere（意为“压下去、压制”），经由古法语 oppresser 进入英语，形成动词 oppress（压迫）。后加表示“做……的人”的后缀 -or 构成 oppressor（压迫者），再加复数 -s 成为 oppressors。

相关词 Related Words

• Oppressor
• Oppressed
• Oppression
• Tyrant
• Despot
• Exploiter
• Persecutor
• Subjugation

文学作品 Literary Works

• The Communist Manifesto（Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels）——常见英文译文中出现“oppressors / oppressed（压迫者/被压迫者）”的阶级对立表述。
• Common Sense（Thomas Paine）——政治论辩语境中用以指称“压迫者”，强调反抗不公统治。
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave（Frederick Douglass）——回忆录/控诉文本语境中用于指代奴隶制度下的“压迫者”。