单词乎

potentate

音标['pәutәnteit]

汉语翻译

n. 有权的人, 有势力的人, 统治者

英语解释

名词 potentate:

  1. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
    同义词:dictator

例句

  1. People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate.
    人们起来反抗君主的专制统治。

详细解释


po.ten.tate

n.(名词)
One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch.
君主,统治者:有权力和地位来统治别人的人;君王
One who dominates or leads a group or an endeavor:
有权势的人:统治或领导一群人或某项事业的人:
例句:
industrial potentates.
实业巨头们


来源:
Middle English potentat
中古英语 potentat
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin potent3tus
源自 后期拉丁语 potent3tus
from Latin [power]
源自 拉丁语 [权力]
from potôns [present participle of] posse [to be able] * see potent
源自 potôns [] posse的现在分词 [能够] *参见 potent


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