"potentate" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 統治者
• 君主

Definition

「potentate」指擁有巨大權力的人，特別是國家或地區的統治者或君主。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「potentate」是正式用語，多形容擁有絕對權力的統治者，常見於歷史或批判性語境。搭配如「absolute potentate」、「foreign potentate」。不指民主領袖或日常對話中使用。

Examples

The potentate ruled the country for many years.

這位**統治者**統治這個國家多年。

A potentate often lives in a large palace.

**統治者**通常住在大宮殿裡。

The old painting showed a proud potentate with a crown.

那幅舊畫上畫著一位自豪的**君主**戴著王冠。

Many ancient empires were ruled by a single potentate who made all the decisions.

許多古代帝國都由一位**統治者**做所有決策。

Nobody dared question the orders of the local potentate.

沒有人敢質疑當地**統治者**的命令。

Sometimes modern rulers are compared to ancient potentates when they have unchecked power.

有時候，當現代領導人擁有無限權力時，人們會把他們比作古代的**君主**。