monarch
- n. 君主, 统治者
- Definition
- n. a king, queen, or other ruler of a country
- Example
- The monarch waved to the crowd from the palace balcony.
- 这位君主从宫殿阳台向人群挥手致意。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a king or queen who rules a country (noun).
比较义项：君主（国王或女王）（名词）。
- sovereign
More formal and legalistic; used in constitutional, historical, or ceremonial contexts to refer to the ruler as the embodiment of supreme state authority.
语气更正式、更具法律色彩，常用于宪法、历史或礼仪场合，指作为国家最高权力象征的统治者。
By law, every soldier swears an oath of loyalty to the sovereign.
根据法律，每个士兵都要向君主宣誓效忠。
- monarch 本词
The everyday, neutral word for a king or queen; used in ordinary speech, journalism, and general descriptions of royal life.
是指国王或女王最普通、中性的日常用词，常用于日常口语、新闻报道以及描述王室生活的一般叙述。
The young monarch quickly became popular with ordinary people across the country.
这位年轻的君主很快就受到了全国普通民众的喜爱。
Sovereign and monarch both mean a king or queen, but the register differs. Sovereign is formal and legalistic, used in constitutional or ceremonial contexts, stressing supreme authority. Monarch is the neutral word, used in ordinary speech and journalism. Sovereign's other senses are not compared here.
这两个词在“君主”这一意义上很接近，但语气不同：sovereign更正式、书面化，常见于法律、宪法或礼仪语境，强调统治者是国家最高权力的象征；monarch是日常、中性的说法，多用于新闻报道和一般叙述。这里不比较sovereign作形容词表示“主权的”（如sovereign state）或作名词指“英国金币”的用法。