新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sovereign

英  [ˈsɒvrɪn]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1具有独立主权的

    A sovereign state or country is independent and not under the authority of any other country.

    近义词

    autonomous

    双语例句

    例:

    Lithuania and Armenia signed a treaty in Vilnius recognizing each other as independent sovereign states.

    立陶宛和亚美尼亚在维尔纽斯签订了一份互相承认各自为独立主权国家的协定。

    例:

    The Russian Federation declared itself to be a sovereign republic.

    俄罗斯联邦宣称其为主权独立的共和国。

    2(人或机构的权力)至高无上的

    Sovereign is used to describe the person or institution that has the highest power in a country.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    NOUN. 名词
  • sovereigns

    1[C 可数名词] 君主

    A sovereign is a king, queen, or other royal ruler of a country.

    近义词

    monarch

    双语例句

    例:

    In March 1889, she became the first British sovereign to set foot on Spanish soil.

    1889年3月,她成为首位踏上西班牙国土的英国君主。