Como Pronunciar "absolute power corrupts absolutely"
expression
AB-suh-loot POW-er ker-UPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
AB-suh-loot POW-uh kuh-RUPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
Definição
This phrase means that when someone has complete control or authority, they are likely to become corrupt or misuse their power completely.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈæbsəˌɫut/ /ˈpaʊɝ/ /kɝˈəpts/ /ˌæbsəˈɫutɫi
Inglês Britânico
ˈæbsəlˌuːt/ /pˈaʊɐ/ /kəɹˈʌpts/ /ˌæbsəlˈuːtli
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
AB-suh-loot POW-er ker-UPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
UK
AB-suh-loot POW-uh kuh-RUPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
Ouça em Contexto
They say that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The history book showed how absolute power corrupts absolutely in dictatorships.
Many leaders forget that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
You give someone unchecked control, and absolute power corrupts absolutely every time.