- sovereignty (over something)
complete power to govern a country 主权；最高统治权；最高权威 The country claimed sovereignty over the island. 那个国家声称对该岛拥有主权。 This constitutes an attack on the sovereignty of Parliament. 这对议会主权是一次攻击。 - (figurative)
the idea of consumer sovereignty 消费者至上的观念
Extra ExamplesIn 1949 the Dutch ceded sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the Indonesian Republic. 1949 年荷兰人把荷属东印度群岛的主权移交给了印度尼西亚共和国。 Politicians were alarmed over the potential loss of national sovereignty. 政治家们担心国家主权有可能丧失。 Sovereignty resides with the people. 主权属于人民。 The treaty gave Edward III sovereignty over Calais and the whole of Aquitaine. 这一条约授予爱德华三世对加来和整个阿基坦大区的主权。 Two countries have a claim to sovereignty over the islands. 两个国家声称对这些岛屿拥有主权。 fears about the transfer of sovereignty to the European Union 对主权移交欧盟的担忧 the handover of sovereignty to the new government 主权移交新政府 the partial loss of sovereignty to supranational institutions 部份主权落入超国家组织手中 She has strong views on preserving national sovereignty. 她在保持国家的独立自主上持强硬观点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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the state of being a country with freedom to govern itself 独立自主 Collocations International relationsInternational relations 国际关系 Trade 贸易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促进／规范（与其他国家的）贸易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立／加入贸易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存于全球／世界经济中；参与全球／世界经济竞争 - support/promote free trade
支持／促进自由贸易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取／呼吁／反对保护主义措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
设置／推行／减少／消除贸易壁垒 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收／取消／提高／废除（某物的）进口关税 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨额／持续增长的贸易顺差／逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受／抵制／推进全球化
Politics and law 政治与法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
执行／掌控／谈论／讨论外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
执行强硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要／使用／实施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立／中断／断绝／恢复外交关系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促进地区间合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促进／实现经济／政治一体化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使／维护／保护／移交／恢复／重获民族／国家／全部／部分主权 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
巩固／扩张／丧失／保持（区域内的）势力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
维持／改变（区域内的）势力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
导致／造成／引发／暴露出／弥合／修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的／不断扩大的／主要的／严重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 会议与协议 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召开／举行／主办／出席国际会议／经济论坛／二十国集团峰会 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
发起新一轮的全球／多边／世界贸易谈判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣／领导／带领／会见高层／官方／贸易代表团 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
开始／继续／重启和平谈判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力于／反对／扰乱／损害／干扰／破坏和平进程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
达成／取得长期的政治协议 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
协商／签署和平协议
Conflict 冲突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
构成对全球安全的一大威胁 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
损害／危及／保护国家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
证明军事干预合理；支持／反对军事干预 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
扬言采取／授权使用／发起／采取／支持／反对单边的／先发制人的军事行动 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
强制实行／解除经济制裁／武器禁运／海上封锁 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封锁／保卫边境；在边境地区巡逻 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
领导／参与维和行动
Aid 援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
达成／宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划／刺激经济的一揽子计划 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣／提供／请求／中断军事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
带来／提供紧急／人道主义救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
资助／管理外国／当地／国际非政府组织 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
减少／根除儿童／全球性／世界性贫困
Extra ExamplesDemonstrators demanded full sovereignty for the self-proclaimed republic. 示威者要求宣布独立的共和国拥有绝对主权。 Protesters called on the government to adopt a declaration of sovereignty. 抗议者呼吁政府正式宣布主权独立。 We must respect the sovereignty of member states. 我们必须尊重成员国的主权。 The group is committed to achieving sovereignty for Quebec. 该组织致力于实现魁北克的主权。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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- reside in somebody/something
- reside with somebody/something
- sovereignty over
- the handover of sovereignty
- the return of sovereignty
- the transfer of sovereignty
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- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French sovereinete, from soverain, based on Latin super ‘above’.