| 释义 |
czar
\ˈz]är, ˈz]ȧ(r sometimes ˈts]\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin czar, from Russian tsar', from Old Russian tsĭsarĭ, tsĕsarĭ emperor, from Gothic kaisar, from Greek or Latin; Greek, from Latin Caesar — more at caesar
1. or tsar also tzar \ˈz] also ˈts\ [tsar, tzar from Russian tsar'] : an emperor or king having absolute authority; specifically : the ruler of Russia before the 1917 revolution
2. also tsar [tsar from Russian tsar'] : one having great power or absolute authority : boss, dictator
< gambling czars established a mass of dummy charities to comply with the law — V.W.Peterson >
especially : a person to whom great authority is delegated
< his salary as movie czar ran into six figures — G.W.Johnson > |