potentate的读音 potentate中文意思

英音  [ˈpəʊtnteɪt] 
美音  [ˈpoʊtnteɪt] 
n. 君主,统治者;有权势的人
中文词源
potentate 君王,统治者
来自potent,有权的,-ate,人。引申词义君王,统治者。
potentate 用法和例句
He was a local potentate in sumatra the indonesian island that cuts like a scimitar through the eastern indian ocean separating it from the strait of malacca .
他是苏门答腊岛上的土霸王,这座印尼岛屿像一把弯刀穿过东印度洋,与马六甲海峡隔海相望。
It is scarcely possible to exaggerate the influence of vanity throughout the range of human life from the child of three to the potentate at whose frown the world trembles .
从三岁的小孩到眉头一皱世界振动的君主,对人类虚荣心遍及生活各角落的影响,如何夸大都不为过。