来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第8集 第8集》

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  It probably sprang up at a later time,
  这个词可能是在之后突然出现的
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  but we can't be sure of that.
  我们也不太清楚
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  For the Greeks it originally meant something much more neutral,
  对于古希腊人 这个词的本义是中性词
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  without this great moral baggage to carry with it.
  并没有道德准则的涵义
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  It simply meant more than anything else, two things.
  它只是代表另外的两层含义
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  One man rule, well that would always raise an eyebrow,
  第一点是独裁 这总会让你竖起眉毛
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  but you could imagine it being okay,
  其实没有你们想象的严重
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  and the fact that it was unconstitutional.
  另一点是 它是违宪的
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  It did not come about in a way that followed tradition,
  政权并不是通过传统途径获得的
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  which was what Greek constitutions were,
  也就是没有遵守古希腊的宪政
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  traditional sets of laws or customs.
  传统或是习俗
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  Okay, that's the general picture;
  好的 这就是大概的情况