| 单词 | sovereign |
| 释义 | sovereign (sɒvrɪn ) Word forms: sovereigns 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A sovereign state or country is independent and not under the authority of any other country. Lithuania and Armenia signed a treaty in Vilnius recognising each other as independent sovereign states. The Federation declared itself to be a sovereign republic. Synonyms: independent, autonomous, self-governing, free 2. adjective Sovereign is used to describe the person or institution that has the highest power in a country. Sovereign power will continue to lie with the Supreme People's Assembly. 3. countable noun A sovereign is a king, queen, or other royal ruler of a country. The British sovereign is also the head of the Church of England. Synonyms: monarch, ruler, king or queen, chief Collocations: sovereign state The claims were in essence for losses sustained in the exercise of the power of a sovereign state to protect itself from revolution. Times, Sunday Times Private companies or other entrepreneurs cannot therefore have legitimacy or mine these bodies for resources unless they exercise lawful control through a sovereign state. Smithsonian Mag But - newsflash - you don't have to be an heiress (even a fake one) to enjoy the super-swanky sovereign state. The Sun Despite all his promises, he signed away absolute control over foreign policy - the final definition of a sovereign state. The Sun The formal ceremonies recording this have yet to take place, but on the stroke of midnight the country became an independent and sovereign state. Times, Sunday Times The loss of a treasured chunk of sovereign territory is not its most pressing concern. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Officials in the UK sovereign territory have complained about the incident. The Sun (2016) Beijing regards the island as sovereign territory, a claim it is determined to defend with force. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The plane and anything inside it remains the sovereign territory of the foreign military. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Even those moments of desperate wondering or soul-weary discouragement serve their purpose when they draw us to our knees in surrender to his sovereign will. Christianity Today Brought up in the constitutional tradition, no one could be more aware than he that becoming sovereign will entail an alteration in his role. Times, Sunday Times They confer no right of action, independent of the sovereign will. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 具有独立主权的, 元首 Japanese: 独立の, 君主 |
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