dark bureaucracy

language: zh

definitions

  1. A system of administration or governance characterized by corruption, lack of transparency, secrecy, and self-serving processes that operate hidden from public scrutiny.
    zh: 不透明且腐败的官僚体系
  2. An administrative environment that feels surreal, incomprehensible, or overwhelmingly oppressive, often used in literary contexts to describe dystopian settings.
    zh: 压抑且荒诞的行政

examples

  1. The citizens struggled to navigate the dark bureaucracy of the regime to access basic services.

    公民们努力在政权的黑暗官僚体系中寻求基本服务。

  2. The novel depicts a dark bureaucracy where rules change without notice, trapping the protagonist.

    小说描写了一个黑暗的官僚体系，规则在毫无预警的情况下改变，使主人公陷入困境。