high-handedness
noun [ U ] uk/ˌhaɪˈhæn.dɪd.nəs/ us/ˌhaɪˈhæn.dɪd.nəs/
高压手段，专制
the use of power or authority in a way that is more forceful than is needed, without thinking about the feelings or wishes of other people
He was a leader of some ignorance and high-handedness. 他是个相当无知和专横的领导。
An effective complaint requires the right mixture of high-handedness and lightness of tone. 有效的控诉需要适当地混合专横的态度和轻柔的语气。
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- Knowledge without virtue leads to high-handedness.
- The public mood turned against his high-handedness.
- Normally that kind of high-handedness would have irritated her, but she was too busy even to notice.