sultan
sultan — 名詞
- sultansingular
- sultansplural
1. a ruler with supreme power over a Muslim kingdom, such as the historical Ottoman
蘇丹
伊斯蘭國家的最高統治者
a ruler with supreme power over a Muslim kingdom, such as the historical Ottoman Empire or modern-day Oman, often inheriting the position from a family predecessor
Sultan Qaboos of Oman invested the country's oil wealth in schools and hospitals.
阿曼的蘇丹 Qaboos 將國家的石油收入投入學校和醫院的建設。
title + of + place name for a region's ruler
The Ottoman sultan commanded armies that reached the gates of Vienna in the sixteenth century.
鄂圖曼帝國的蘇丹曾經率領軍隊抵達維也納城下，那是十六世紀的事。
the + [nationality] + sultan for a historical empire
Harper visited the old palace where the sultan once held court in Malaysia.
Harper 參觀了馬來西亞一座古老的皇宮，當年蘇丹曾在這裡主持朝政。
Inês read that Brunei's sultan is one of the longest-serving monarchs in the world.
Inês 讀到汶萊的蘇丹是全球在位最久的君主之一。
Chidi's grandfather remembered paying taxes to the local sultan before the country gained independence.
Chidi 的祖父還記得，在國家獨立之前，他們要向當地的蘇丹納稅。
文法句型
the sultan + of + country/region
Sultan + [name]
用法筆記
Commonly used with a capital S when combined with a personal name (Sultan Qaboos, Sultan Mehmed), or with the definite article when referring to the office or a specific ruler by region (the sultan of Oman). Also appears as part of a country's official title (the Sultanate of Oman).