potentate

英 [ˈpəʊtnteɪt] 美 [ˈpoʊtnteɪt]

n.  权力大的统治者; (尤指不受国会等约束的)君主,统治者

复数:potentates

GRE

BNC.33829 / COCA.28744



牛津词典

noun

  1. 权力大的统治者;(尤指不受国会等约束的)君主,统治者
    a ruler who has a lot of power, especially when this is not restricted by a parliament, etc.

    柯林斯词典

    1. 专制君主;有绝对权力的统治者
      A potentate is a ruler who has complete power over his people.

      双语例句

      1. I went not into the forest to seek a potentate; neither do I, at any future time, design a visit thither, with a view to gaining the favour of such personage.
        我到树林里去,绝不是去找什么有权势的人,而且在将来的任何时刻,我也没有去那儿拜访、谋求这样一个人欢心的意图。
      2. I shall recline here like an Oriental potentate
        我要像个东方君主一样躺在这
      3. She was now one of a group of Oriental beauties who, in the second act of the comic opera, were paraded by the Vizier before the new potentate as the treasures of his harem.
        她这时在扮演一群东方美女中的一个。在这出喜歌剧的第二幕中,宫廷大臣让这群美女列队从新登基的国王面前走过,炫耀他的这群后宫宝贝。
      4. People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate.
        人们起来反抗君主的专制统治。
      5. At by this time, if cherry suddenly the openings shouted a dad potentate and hurrahed again one melodious imperial concubine.
        就在这时候,樱若忽然开口喊了一声父王,再喊了一声母妃。
      6. It was a trivial thing to say, and yet something in the way she did it caught the audience, which laughed heartily at the mock-fierce potentate towering before the young woman.
        这是一句很平常的话,但是她说这话时的风度却吸引了观众,他们开心地嘲笑着假装凶相、威严地站在这个年轻女人面前的国王。
      7. Conclusion: steroid appeared to potentate the coagulate state and systemic coagulation is the important link in steroid induced necrosis of femoral head.
        结论:系统凝血是激素导致股骨头缺血坏死发病过程中的重要环节。
      8. In the ancient times, for the purpose of effectively managing the officials, the potentate established rigorous and methodical assessment systems and supervision organs. By severely penalizing the corrupted officials, it plays an important role in upholding the feudal rule.
        我国古代为了实现对官吏的有效管理,建立了严密的监察机构和官吏考课制度,严惩贪官污吏,对维护封建统治发挥了重要作用。
      9. In this period, the national system of centralism and political system of potentate had great development and formed political system which was well-provided and brought about great influence on the later ages.
        在这个时期,中央集权制的国家制度与君主专制的政治制度都有了很大发展,形成了体制较为完备的、对后世有重大影响的政治制度。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a ruler who is unconstrained by law

          Synonym:    dictator