ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOVEREIGNTY | SOVEREIGNTY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, full, unlimited絕對主權;無限主權◇Demonstrators demanded full sovereignty for the self-proclaimed republic.示威者要求宣佈獨立的共和國擁有絕對主權。➤limited有限的主權▸➤joint, shared (both especially BrE) 聯合/共享主權▸➤national, popular國家主權;人民主權論▸➤British, Japanese, etc.英國、日本等的主權▸➤consumer, economic, legal, parliamentary, political, state, territorial, tribal消費者權益;經濟主權;法律主權;議會主權;政治主權;國家主權;領土主權;部落主權◇Native American tribal sovereignty美洲印第安人的部落主權VERB + SOVEREIGNTY➤exercise, have行使/擁有主權◇China exercises sovereignty over Hong Kong.中國對香港行使主權。➤share分享主權▸➤claim, establish宣稱擁有/確立主權▸➤give sb/sth, grant sb/sth授予⋯以主權➤cede, give up, relinquish, surrender, transfer, turn over (especially NAmE) 讓與主權;放棄主權;交出主權;移交主權◇In 1949 the Dutch ceded sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the Indonesian Republic.1949 年荷蘭人把荷屬東印度群島的主權移交給了印度尼西亞共和國。➤recognize, respect承認/尊重主權◇We must respect the sovereignty of member states.我們必須尊重成員國的主權。➤threaten威脅主權▸➤violate侵犯主權▸➤defend保衞主權SOVEREIGNTY + VERB➤reside in sb/sth, reside with sb/sth主權歸於⋯◇Sovereignty resides with the people.主權屬於人民。PREPOSITION➤sovereignty over對⋯的統治權◇The treaty gave Edward III sovereignty over Calais and the whole of Aquitaine.這一條約授予愛德華三世對加來和整個阿基坦大區的主權。PHRASES➤the handover of sovereignty, the return of sovereignty, the transfer of sovereignty主權的移交/回歸/轉移◇the handover of sovereignty to the new government主權移交新政府◇fears about the transfer of sovereignty to the European Union對主權移交歐盟的擔憂➤the loss of sovereignty主權喪失◇Politicians were alarmed over the potential loss of national sovereignty.政治家們擔心國家主權有可能喪失。◇the partial loss of sovereignty to supranational institutions部份主權落入超國家組織手中➤a claim to sovereignty宣稱擁有主權◇Two countries have a claim to sovereignty over the islands.兩個國家聲稱對這些島嶼擁有主權。➤the sovereignty of Parliament, the sovereignty of the people議會/人民的主權◇This constitutes an attack on the sovereignty of Parliament.這對議會主權是一次攻擊。