sovereign 音标拼音: [s'ɑvrən]
n . 元首,独立国
a . 具有主权的,至高无上的,国王的,完全的
元首,独立国具有主权的,至高无上的,国王的,完全的
sovereign adj 1 : (
of political bodies )
not controlled by outside forces ;
"
an autonomous judiciary "; "
a sovereign state " [
synonym :
{
autonomous }, {
independent }, {
self -
governing },
{
sovereign }]
2 :
greatest in status or authority or power ; "
a supreme tribunal " [
synonym : {
sovereign }, {
supreme }]
n 1 :
a nation '
s ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right [
synonym : {
sovereign }, {
crowned head }, {
monarch }]
Sovereign \
Sov "
er *
eign \ (?
or ?;
277 ),
n .
1 .
The person ,
body ,
or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested ;
especially ,
in a monarchy ,
a king ,
queen ,
or emperor .
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No question is to be made but that the bed of the Mississippi belongs to the sovereign ,
that is ,
to the nation . --
Jefferson .
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2 .
A gold coin of Great Britain ,
on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped ,
valued at one pound sterling ,
or about $
4 .
86 .
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3 . (
Zool .)
Any butterfly of the tribe {
Nymphalidi },
or genus {
Basilarchia },
as the ursula and the viceroy .
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Syn :
King ;
prince ;
monarch ;
potentate ;
emperor .
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Sovereign \
Sov "
er *
eign \ (?
or ?;
277 ),
a . [
OE .
soverain ,
sovereyn ,
OF .
soverain ,
suvrain ,
F .
souverain ,
LL .
superanus ,
fr .
L .
superus that is above ,
upper ,
higher ,
fr .
super above .
See {
Over }, {
Super },
and cf . {
Soprano }.
The modern spelling is due to a supposed connection with reign .]
1 .
Supreme or highest in power ;
superior to all others ;
chief ;
as ,
our sovereign prince .
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2 .
Independent of ,
and unlimited by ,
any other ;
possessing ,
or entitled to ,
original authority or jurisdiction ;
as ,
a sovereign state ;
a sovereign discretion .
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3 .
Princely ;
royal . "
Most sovereign name ." --
Shak .
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At Babylon was his sovereign see . --
Chaucer .
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4 .
Predominant ;
greatest ;
utmost ;
paramount .
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We acknowledge him [
God ]
our sovereign good .
--
Hooker .
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5 .
Efficacious in the highest degree ;
effectual ;
controlling ;
as ,
a sovereign remedy . --
Dryden .
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Such a sovereign influence has this passion upon the regulation of the lives and actions of men . --
South .
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{
Sovereign state },
a state which administers its own government ,
and is not dependent upon ,
or subject to ,
another power .
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1913 Webster ]
201 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sovereign ":
absolute ,
all -
knowing ,
all -
powerful ,
all -
seeing ,
all -
wise ,
almighty ,
anointed king ,
arch ,
ascendant ,
at the head ,
autarchic ,
autarkic ,
autonomous ,
banner ,
blue -
ribbon ,
boss ,
boundless ,
capital ,
cardinal ,
central ,
champion ,
changeless ,
chief ,
chieftain ,
classical ,
coin ,
commanding ,
controlling ,
creating ,
creative ,
crown ,
crowned head ,
crowning ,
directing ,
dominant ,
double eagle ,
doubloon ,
ducat ,
dynast ,
dynastic ,
eagle ,
emperor ,
eternal ,
eternally the same ,
everlasting ,
fine ,
first ,
first -
class ,
five -
dollar gold piece ,
focal ,
foremost ,
free -
spirited ,
freewheeling ,
general ,
glorious ,
gold piece ,
good ,
governing ,
grand duke ,
great ,
guiding ,
guinea ,
half crown ,
half eagle ,
hallowed ,
hard money ,
head ,
headmost ,
hegemonic ,
hegemonistic ,
high chief ,
highest ,
holy ,
immortal ,
immutable ,
imperator ,
imperatorial ,
imperatorious ,
imperial ,
imperious ,
in ascendancy ,
in charge ,
in chief ,
in the ascendant ,
independent ,
individualistic ,
infinite ,
inner -
directed ,
just ,
king ,
king -
emperor ,
kinglet ,
kinglike ,
kingly ,
leading ,
limitless ,
lord paramount ,
loving ,
luminous ,
magisterial ,
main ,
majestic ,
majesty ,
making ,
master ,
merciful ,
moidore ,
monarch ,
monarchal ,
monarchial ,
monarchic ,
monarchical ,
napoleon ,
neutral ,
nonaligned ,
nonpartisan ,
number one ,
numinous ,
omnipotent ,
omnipresent ,
omniscient ,
one ,
overbearing ,
overlord ,
overruling ,
paramount ,
permanent ,
perpetual ,
petty king ,
piece ,
piece of money ,
piece of silver ,
plenipotentiary ,
potentate ,
pound sovereign ,
predominant ,
predominate ,
preeminent ,
prepollent ,
preponderant ,
preponderate ,
prepotent ,
prevailing ,
prevalent ,
primal ,
primary ,
prime ,
prince ,
prince consort ,
princelike ,
princely ,
principal ,
purple ,
queenlike ,
queenly ,
radiant ,
ranking ,
regal ,
regnant ,
regulating ,
regulative ,
regulatory ,
reigning ,
roll of coins ,
rouleau ,
royal ,
royal personage ,
royalty ,
ruler ,
ruling ,
sacred ,
self -
contained ,
self -
dependent ,
self -
determined ,
self -
directing ,
self -
governed ,
self -
governing ,
self -
reliant ,
self -
subsistent ,
self -
sufficient ,
self -
supporting ,
separate ,
shaping ,
specie ,
star ,
stellar ,
supereminent ,
supreme ,
suzerain ,
ten -
dollar gold piece ,
tetrarch ,
third -
force ,
third -
world ,
timeless ,
topflight ,
twenty -
dollar gold piece ,
ubiquitous ,
unbounded ,
unchanging ,
undefined ,
unlimited
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