核心含义
本义指因外力重压而身体受困，引申为社会或权力层面的压制。核心义项有二：其一，指人因被剥夺权利、遭受暴政而处于屈从状态，如“oppressed people”；其二，指心理上感到压抑、沉重，如“felt oppressed by the heat”。引申关系清晰：从物理重压延伸到抽象统治，从外在压迫延伸到内心感受。
oppressed
英 /əˈprɛst/美 /əˈprɛst/
adj. 形容词 / v. 动词（oppress 的过去式和过去分词）
受压迫的，被压制的；受压制的
构词与来源
源自拉丁语 opprimere，由 ob-（朝、向）和 premere（压）构成，本义为“向…压去”。经古法语 oppresser 进入英语。记忆时可拆为 op-（加强）+ press（压），想象反复施压使人无法抬头。
什么场合用
常见于历史、政治、社会学的学术文本，描述族群或阶级的系统性不公；也出现在新闻报道中，指涉人权问题；文学作品中用作突出人物心理状态。日常口语中较少使用，正式演讲或严肃讨论中语气沉重。在商务或法律场合几乎不用。
用法要点
作形容词时，常作表语或定语，如“the oppressed”指一类人。作动词时，oppress 是及物动词，后接宾语，如“oppress the weak”。过去分词形式也常用，如“They were oppressed by high taxes.”。易错点：勿与“oppressed”混淆“pressed”（仅为物理按压），前者隐含道德谴责。
词义辨析
“oppressed”强调长期、系统性的不公，而“suppressed”侧重暴力压制信息或活动；“repressed”则多用于心理机制，指压抑欲望或记忆。“persecuted”指因信仰、种族等受迫害，比“oppressed”更强烈。选词时看压迫来源：制度性选 oppressed，临时镇压选 suppressed，内心压抑选 repressed。
使用提示
语域较高，属于正式书面语，带有强烈同情或批判色彩，慎用于轻描淡写。常见误用为过度滥用，削弱其严重性，例如将轻微不便描述为“oppressed”。避免与“depressed”（抑郁）混淆。
搭配用法
- oppressed people受压迫的人民
- oppressed minority受压迫的少数群体
- feel oppressed感到压抑
- oppressed by poverty因贫困而受困
- liberate the oppressed解放受压迫者
- the oppressed and the oppressor被压迫者与压迫者
- oppressed under a dictatorship在独裁统治下受压迫
实用例句
The oppressed peasants finally rose up against the tyrant.
She felt oppressed by the constant surveillance in the office.
The regime oppressed all forms of dissent.
Throughout history, many oppressed groups have fought for their rights.
The heat oppressed the city dwellers during the summer.