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- a supreme ruler, especially a monarch最高统治者（尤指君主）。
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- a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling, now only minted for commemorative purposes沙弗林（旧时英国面值一英镑的金币, 现在仅为纪念目的铸造）。
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- possessing supreme or ultimate power拥有最高统治权的：
the Assembly was sovereign over the Council.
大会对理事会拥有至高无上的控制权。
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- attrib.(of a nation or state) fully independent and determining its own affairs（国家, 政府）有独立主权的, 自主的：
a sovereign, democratic republic.
一个有独立主权的民主共和国。
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- attrib.(of affairs) subject to a specified state's control without outside interference（事务）属于（指明国家的）主权范围内的：
criticism was seen as interference in China's sovereign affairs.
批评被看做是对中国主权的干涉。
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- attrib. archaic or poetic/literary possessing royal power and status〈古或诗/文〉拥有皇家权力和地位的：
our most sovereign lord the King.
我们最高皇家统治者国王。
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- attrib. dated very good or effective〈旧〉非常好; 非常有效的：
a sovereign remedy for all ills.
一剂包治百病的灵丹妙药。
派生词
sovereignly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French soverain, based on Latin super 'above'. The change in the ending was due to association with REIGN.