mid-14c., "pre-eminence," from Anglo-French sovereynete, Old French souverainete, from soverain (see sovereign (adj.)). Meaning "authority, rule, supremacy of power or rank" is recorded from late 14c.; sense of "existence as an independent state" is from 1715.
雙語例句
1. She says the sovereignty of the Crown must be preserved.
她說必須維護王國政府的主權。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their oppressors.
沒有主權他們就無法組織起來反抗壓迫者。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Britain's concern to protect national sovereignty is far from new.
英國對捍衛國家主權的關切早已不是什么新鮮事了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. These people cherish their independence and sovereignty.