sovereign
sovereign 英 [ˈsɒvrɪn] 美 [ˈsɑvrən]
adj. 有主权的；拥有最高统治权的 n. 君主，君权
名词复数:sovereigns
- Put simply, your sovereign is your king or queen. George III was the sovereign of Great Britain and her colonies — including the American ones. At least, he was until a little thing called the Revolutionary War upset everything.
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- adj. 有主权的；拥有最高统治权的
- n. 君主，君权
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1. The Queen has sovereign power.
女王握有统治权.
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2. King George was the sovereign of England.
乔治王是英国的君主.
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3. Character is of sovereign importance.
人品最为重要.
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4. Sovereign power will continue to lie with the Supreme People's Assembly.
最高统治权仍然掌握在最高人民会议手中。
- sovereign (adj.) early 14c., "great, superior, supreme," from Old French soverain "highest, supreme, chief," from Vulgar Latin *superanus "chief, principal" (source also of Spanish soberano, Italian soprano), from Latin super "over" (from PIE root *uper "over"). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Milton spelled it sovran, as though from Italian sovrano. Of remedies or medicines, "potent in a high degree," from late 14c.
- sovereign (n.) late 13c., "superior, ruler, master," from Old French soverain "sovereign, lord, ruler," noun use of adjective meaning "highest, supreme, chief" (see sovereign (adj.)). Meaning "gold coin worth 22s 6d" first recorded late 15c.; value changed 1817 to 1 pound.
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