head of state

英 [ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt]

美 [ˌhed əv ˈsteɪt]

n.  国家元首

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牛津词典

noun

• 国家元首
  the official leader of a country who is sometimes also the leader of the government

柯林斯词典

• 国家元首（如总统、国王或女王）
  Ahead of stateis the leader of a country, for example a president, king, or queen.

英英释义

noun

• the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
  Synonym:chief of state

双语例句

• The head of state is the Federal President, who is directly elected.
  国家首脑是联邦总统，他是由直接选举产生的。
• The President, who is the head of state, has a largely ceremonial role.
  总统作为国家元首更多的是一种形式上的角色。
• Queen is the head of state and of the commonwealth.
  女王为国家元首和英联邦元首。
• For example, the queen is the head of state, but she has no real power.
  例如，女王是国家首脑，但她没有实权。
• Who is canada's head of state?
  加拿大的国家元首是谁？
• The function of head of state is performed by the president.
  国家的代表职能由总统来执行。
• Mr Chirac is the first former head of state to be sentenced in the fifth Republic.
  希拉克是法国第五共和国第一位被判刑的前国家首脑。
• The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state.
  然后再由国会选举总统，作为国家元首。
• In some parliamentary systems, parliament may be dissolved by the head of state and new elections ordered.
  在有些议会制国家，国家元首有权解散议会和宣布重新举行议会选举。
• He was the first European head of state to visit their country.
  他是第一个访问该国的欧洲首脑，他们用隆重的礼仪来欢迎他。