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Jiangyueming Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What's the meaning of this sentence?

Is it tyrannical to insist that those who excel in “sensitivity” or “the ability to express compassion” merit equal wealth with those who excel in qualities such as “the capacity for hard wok” essential in producing wealth? Why it says “tyrannical”? Thank you!
  

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Hi, It's the adjective derived from the noun, 'tyrant', which you should look up in your dictionary.. The writer means this. Is it behaving like a tyrant to insist that?.

— Clive

  • Hi, It's the adjective derived from the noun, 'tyrant', which you should look up in your dictionary..
  • The writer means this.
  • Is it behaving like a tyrant to insist that?.
  • It's really a figurative way of asking this.
  • Is it excessively forceful to insist that?
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Hi,

It's the adjective derived from the noun, 'tyrant', which you should look up in your dictionary..

The writer means this.
Is it behaving like a tyrant to insist that?.

It's really a figurative
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Thank you. I know the meaning of tyrannical. What I don't understand is this sentence that those who excel in “sensitivity” or “the ability to express compassion” merit equal wealth with those who excel in qualities such as “the capacity for hard wok” essential in producing wealth. Can you tell me the meaning in a simple way? Thank you very much!
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Hi,

Is it tyrannical to insist that those who excel in “sensitivity” or “the ability to express compassion” merit equal wealth with those who excel in qualities such as “the capacity for hard wok” essential in producing wealth?

Here's the basic idea.

Is it wrong if I s
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