"absolute power corrupts absolutely" 怎么发音
expression
AB-suh-loot POW-er ker-UPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
AB-suh-loot POW-uh kuh-RUPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
释义
This phrase means that when someone has complete control or authority, they are likely to become corrupt or misuse their power completely.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈæbsəˌɫut/ /ˈpaʊɝ/ /kɝˈəpts/ /ˌæbsəˈɫutɫi
英式英语
ˈæbsəlˌuːt/ /pˈaʊɐ/ /kəɹˈʌpts/ /ˌæbsəlˈuːtli
简化发音
美式
AB-suh-loot POW-er ker-UPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
英式
AB-suh-loot POW-uh kuh-RUPTS ab-suh-LOOT-lee
语境中听
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.