potentate

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/    美 /ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
    — But Kings and mightieſt Potentates muſt die, For that's the end of humane miſerie.
  2. A powerful polity or institution.
  3. A self-important person. derogatory
  4. Someone acting in an important role. humorous
    — "Those foreigners," thought the female potentate of the Sun, "won't know what to order; but I'll show them what a good supper is."
形容词 adj.
  1. Regnant, powerful, dominant. obsolete

词形变化

potentates plural more potentate comparative most potentate superlative

词汇关系

相关词
potence potency potent potential potentiality

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
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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