"sovereign, ruler," 1807, from French suzerain (14c., Old French suserain), noun use of adjective meaning "sovereign but not supreme," from adverb sus "up, above," on analogy of soverain (see sovereign (adj.)). Old French sus is from Vulgar Latin susum, from Latin sursum "upward, above," contraction of subversum, from subvertere (see subvert).
实用例句
1. Explain what a suzerain - vassal treaty was in the ancient Near East.
解释什么是在古老近东的宗主附庸条约.
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2. Wei Zhuang , suzerain of the Huajian Ci field, is a famous poet in late TangDynasty.
韦庄是晚唐著名诗人,又是“花间宗主”.
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3. And modern immigrants have become force that cannot be neglected for a suzerain state.
现代移民对宗主国来说已经成为一支不可忽视的建设力量.
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4. The higher education in Brazil was developed quite late and deeply affected by suzerain Portugal.
巴西高等教育起步较晚,深受宗主国葡萄牙高等教育模式的影响.
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5. Before the Jiawu War , the suzerain vassal relationship existed between Qing Dynasty and Korea.
