sovereign
gb/sˈɑvɹən/ us/sˈɑvɹən/
B2
อังกฤษ
~ 2600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B2
entity
1
A nation's supreme ruler
A king, queen, or leader who has the highest power in a country.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[a/the] sovereign of [a country]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sovereign' with 'government'; 'sovereign' refers to the ruler, not the whole administration in this sense.
คำพ้องความหมาย
monarch (Neutral term for a king or queen; often interchangeable.)
คำตรงข้าม
subject (Refers to someone under the authority of a sovereign.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
absolute sovereign
|reigning sovereign
|sovereign ruler
|sovereign state
หัวข้อ
politics
|government
|history
ตัวอย่าง
- The sovereign signed the new law into effect.
- Queen Elizabeth II was the sovereign of the United Kingdom.
- The country's sovereign attended the international summit.
- The sovereign's decisions were final and could not be appealed.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The king is the sovereign of the country.
- A sovereign makes the most important decisions.
- The sovereign visited many towns this year.
คำนาม
B2
entity
2
An independent nation-state
A country that makes its own laws and is not ruled by another country.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[a/the] sovereign [nation/state]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners might confuse 'sovereign' meaning 'independent country' with 'sovereignty', which is the concept of independence.
คำพ้องความหมาย
independent state (Emphasizes political and legal independence.)
คำตรงข้าม
colony (A territory controlled by another country.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sovereign nation
|sovereign state
|fully sovereign
หัวข้อ
politics
|international relations
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- Canada is a sovereign nation.
- The treaty recognized the island as a sovereign state.
- They fought to remain a sovereign people.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This is a sovereign country.
- A sovereign state can make its own laws.
- The island became sovereign last year.
adjective
formal
B2
property
3
Having full authority
Having the complete right to make decisions without being controlled by others.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[a/the] sovereign [state/decision/power]
คำพ้องความหมาย
autonomous (Emphasizes self-rule and independence, often in political contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
dependent (Lacking the ability to act independently; relying on others for authority.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sovereign power
|sovereign rights
|sovereign authority
หัวข้อ
politics
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- The court affirmed the tribe's sovereign rights.
- They acted as a sovereign body in making the decision.
- A sovereign government must protect its citizens.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The tribe is sovereign over its land.
- This group makes sovereign choices.
- A sovereign state can choose its own leaders.
adjective
formal
C1
property
4
Highest in rank or status
Being the most important or powerful in a group or system.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[a] sovereign [right/position/principle]
คำพ้องความหมาย
supreme (Very similar in meaning; emphasizes unmatched authority or importance.)
คำตรงข้าม
subordinate (Lower in rank or authority.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sovereign right
|sovereign principle
หัวข้อ
politics
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- Freedom of speech is considered a sovereign right in this nation.
- The constitution is the sovereign law of the land.
- He held a sovereign position within the organization.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This is a sovereign rule in our country.
- The president has a sovereign role here.
- Our law is sovereign over other rules.
คำนาม
archaic
C2
entity
5
Old British gold coin
An old British gold coin worth one pound.
คำพ้องความหมาย
gold pound coin (Descriptive phrase for clarity.)
หัวข้อ
money
|history
|finance
ตัวอย่าง
- He paid for the horse with three sovereigns.
- The coin collection included a rare 1890 sovereign.
- Sailors often carried gold sovereigns as emergency funds.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He gave me an old gold sovereign.
- The shop sells old sovereigns.
- I saw a gold sovereign in the museum.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
sovereign
IPA
GB/sˈɑvɹən/
US/sˈɑvɹən/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
sov - er - eign (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (sov)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: sovereign
Noun
- Base: sovereign
- Plural: sovereigns
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Forms
sovereigns
noun
Core family
sovereignty
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
non-sovereign
adjective
Advanced or less common
sovereignly
adverb
วลีและสำนวน
sovereign debt
1/sˈɑvɹən dˈɛt/
fixed phrase
technical
Government borrowing of money
Money that a country's government owes to lenders inside or outside the country.
ตัวอย่าง
- The country's sovereign debt has reached record levels.
- Investors are worried about the possibility of a sovereign debt default.
sovereign state
1/sˈɑvɹən stˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
Independent self-governing country
A country that rules itself and is not controlled by another country.
ตัวอย่าง
- France is a sovereign state in Europe.
- The United Nations has 193 member sovereign states.
sovereign wealth fund
1/sˈɑvɹən wˈɛlθ fˈʌnd/
fixed phrase
technical
State-owned investment fund
Money saved and invested by a country's government, usually from natural resources or trade surplus.
ตัวอย่าง
- Norway's sovereign wealth fund is one of the largest in the world.
- The oil revenues are placed into the nation's sovereign wealth fund.