hegemonic
adjective uk/ˌheɡ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/ /ˌhedʒ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/ us/ˌhedʒ.ɪˈmɑː.nɪk/
支配的;霸权的
strong and powerful and therefore able to control others, or relating to the idea that a country is like this
Now a different hegemonic power sought to force its will on the rest of the world. 现在，另一个霸权国家试图将其意志强加给世界其他地区。
Some saw the Euro as a means to challenge the Dollar as the world's hegemonic currency. 一些人将欧元视为挑战美元作为世界货币霸主的手段。
See: hegemony
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- The United States is viewed as having a global hegemonic role in the world.
- This hegemonic view pays too much attention to military might.
- The EU was founded on a rejection of the hegemonic power politics that had plagued the continent for much of the previous four centuries.