柯林斯詞典potentate /?p??t?n?te?t/ (potentates) 1. N-COUNT A potentate is a ruler who has complete power over his people. 專(zhuān)制君主; 對(duì)人民擁有絕對(duì)權(quán)力的統(tǒng)治者[正式] 返回 potentate劍橋詞典a ruler who has a lot of power , especially one whose power is not limited , for example by the existence of a parliament 權(quán)力大的統(tǒng)治者；（尤指不受議會(huì)等約束的）君主 返回 potentate