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the sovereign of [place]
the sovereign of [地方] 表示某个地方的君主。
The sovereign of Sweden is King Carl XVI Gustaf.
瑞典的君主是卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫国王。
君主；元首；统治者
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君主；元首；统治者
A monarch; the ruler or head of state of a country, especially by hereditary right.
The sovereign of Sweden is King Carl XVI Gustaf.
瑞典的君主是卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫国王。
君主；国家统治者
A monarch; the ruler of a country.
君主的称号。
The title of a monarch.
国家的统治者或国家元首,通常通过世袭权利继承
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
不受统治者或国家管辖的人
One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
A sovereign must balance the needs of different groups within the nation.
君主必须平衡国内不同群体的需求。
The museum displayed a ceremonial robe once worn by a sovereign.
博物馆展示了一件曾由君主穿着的礼袍。
The children asked their teacher what the sovereign did all day.
孩子们问老师，君主整天做些什么。
the sovereign of [地方] 表示某个地方的君主。
The sovereign of Sweden is King Carl XVI Gustaf.
瑞典的君主是卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫国王。
[冠词] sovereign 表示一个或特指的君主。
A sovereign must act in the best interest of the nation.
一位元首必须为国家的最佳利益行事。
sovereign's [名词] 表示君主的某物。
The sovereign's powers are defined by the constitution.
君主的权力由宪法界定。
Not this
The country's sovereign is important.
Use this
The country's sovereignty is important.
Chinese learners often confuse the concrete noun 'sovereign' (元首) with the abstract noun 'sovereignty' (主权). 'Sovereign' refers to a ruler, while 'sovereignty' denotes the supreme power or independence of a state.
Not this
The sovereign of the country have much power.
Use this
The sovereign of the country has much power.
Chinese lacks subject-verb agreement, so learners often omit the third-person singular -s. 'Sovereign' is singular, so the verb must be 'has'.
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
主权国家
Every sovereign state has the right to determine its own laws.
每个主权国家都有权制定自己的法律。
主权民族/国家
The island became a sovereign nation after years of colonial rule.
经过多年的殖民统治，该岛成为了一个主权国家。
主权权力
The constitution vests sovereign power in the people.
宪法将主权权力赋予人民。
君主
The sovereign ruler addressed the nation on the holiday.
君主在节日期间向全国发表了讲话。
主权豁免
The doctrine of sovereign immunity protects the government from lawsuits.
主权豁免原则保护政府免于诉讼。
你被指控犯有叛国罪，背叛你的君主。
In the film Braveheart, William Wallace is accused of treason against the English king.
在电影《勇敢的心》中，威廉·华莱士被指控背叛英格兰国王。
我是七大王国的合法君主。
Daenerys Targaryen declares herself the rightful queen in Game of Thrones.
在《权力的游戏》中，丹妮莉丝·坦格利安宣称自己是合法女王。
Use sovereign naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
sovereign 音似 '索维林'，联想 '君主索取维系统治的权力'。
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Words spelled with '-eign' are pronounced differently. 'reign', 'feign', and 'deign' rhyme with /eɪn/, while 'sovereign' has /sɑvrən/ and 'foreign' has /fɔːrən/, which do not rhyme with the others.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.