potentate

大学

n. 有权的人, 有势力的人, 统治者

发音

UK /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/
其它
US /ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/

词形变化

potentates 复数 potentates more potentate 比较级 most potentate 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

统治者，君主；有权势的人

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

  2. 2.

    A powerful polity or institution.

  3. 3.

    A self-important person.

    贬义
  4. 4.

    Someone acting in an important role.

    幽默
adj.
  1. 1.

    Regnant, powerful, dominant.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

dictator

上位词 2

ruler swayer

下位词 6

tyrant shogun strongman despot autocrat strongwoman

词源

From Middle English potentat, from Old French, from Late Latin potentātus (“rule, political power”), from Latin potēns (“powerful, strong”), the active present participle of possum (“to be able”).

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