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(yǔ)例句
1. She says the sovereignty of the Crown must be preserved.
她說(shuō)必須維護(hù)王國(guó)政府的主權(quán)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Lacking sovereignty, they could organise no defence against their oppressors.
沒(méi)有主權(quán)他們就無(wú)法組織起來(lái)反抗壓迫者。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Britain's concern to protect national sovereignty is far from new.