potentate
n. 君主,統治者; 有權勢的人
A potentate is a ruler who has complete power over his people.
1. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
City prayers were vain against the great rural potentate.
城市裡的祈禱文對於鄉村中這個了不起的有權有勢的人竟然毫無用處.
People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate.
我們的校長是個專橫的人.
From the aproned pot scrubber to the flanneled potentate, everybody liked me, everybody petted me.
從系圍裙的擦鍋工到穿法蘭絨的權貴, 人人喜歡我, 人人寵我.
From aproned pot - scrubber to the flanneled potentate, everybody liked me, everybody petted me.
不論是圍著圍裙的陶藝大師還是穿著法蘭絨大衣的政治家, 每個人都喜歡我, 都愛逗我玩.