oppress學測 L6KK [əˈprɛs] ｜ /əˈprɛs/
以權力壓制；壓迫·欺壓弱勢；壓榨·使人心情沉重
形似 impress，意思卻不同
The king oppressed his people for years, and now guilt oppresses him instead.
國王壓迫人民多年，如今換成罪惡感壓得他喘不過氣。
一個畫面：巨石壓胸喘不過氣
政治高壓當權者以武力壓制反對聲音
剝奪權利強勢者奪走弱勢者的基本權益
心頭重壓罪惡感或壓力讓人喘不過氣
義項
政治高壓B2verb以權力壓制；壓迫
The king oppressed his people and did not let them speak freely.
國王壓迫人民，不讓他們自由發言。
oppress the peopleoppress the nation
剝奪權利B2verb欺壓弱勢；壓榨
The rich men in the town oppressed the poor and took their land.
鎮上的有錢人壓迫窮人，奪走他們的土地。
oppress the pooroppress the weak
心頭重壓B2verb使人心情沉重
The bad memory oppressed him every night.
那段不好的記憶每晚都讓他喘不過氣。
片語
oppress the poor壓迫窮人 →壓迫貧困弱勢族群
an oppressed people受壓族群 →長期受壓迫的人民
oppressed by guilt罪惡重壓 →被罪惡感壓得喘不過氣
你會不會這樣說？
下面哪一句的 oppress 用得對？第一句：The ruler oppressed the minority by closing its schools. 第二句：His high test score oppressed the teacher. （第一句／第二句）
看答案
第一句
oppress 指以權力欺壓弱勢者；第二句的語意該用 impress。
字族
oppression 壓迫；壓迫的狀態・oppressive 壓迫的；沉重的・oppressed 受壓迫的