suzerain

英 /'su:zəreɪn/ 美 /'suzəˌreɪn/

中文释义

n.领主，庄主，宗主，国群主

adj.封建主的，宗主国的

For political and economic self - interest, these democracies instead continued to accept Chinese suzerainty over Tibet.

为了政治、经济的利益, 这些民主国家反而继续承认中国人对西藏的统治权.
This marked the first time China's sovereignty over Tibet was altered into suzerainty in international documents.

这是在国际文件中第一次把中国对西藏地方的主权篡改为宗主权.
China had the suzerainty over Ryukyu since Ming Dynasty.

自明朝以后,中国对琉球一直拥有宗主权.