potentate

potentate读音音标

英[ˈpəʊtnteɪt]

美[ˈpoʊtnteɪt]

基本意思释义

n.君主，统治者; 有权势的人

词性变化

复数:potentates;

短语及实用例句

City prayers were vain against the great rural potentate.

城市里的祈祷文对于乡村中这个了不起的有权有势的人竟然毫无用处.

辞典例句

People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate.

我们的校长是个专横的人.

From the aproned pot scrubber to the flanneled potentate, everybody liked me, everybody petted me.

从系围裙的擦锅工到穿法兰绒的权贵, 人人喜欢我, 人人宠我.

From aproned pot - scrubber to the flanneled potentate, everybody liked me, everybody petted me.

不论是围着围裙的陶艺大师还是穿着法兰绒大衣的政治家, 每个人都喜欢我, 都爱逗我玩.

英英释义

Noun

1. a ruler who is unconstrained by law