英语释义
1. an extremely powerful nation or governing body having power over subordinate states
… Orwell's protagonist, Winston Smith, … starts keeping a forbidden diary in response to draconian rule in the fictional superstate of Oceania.
— Steve Barnes The destiny of the European Union looms large in Britain's debate about its future in the organisation. Is the EU developing into a federal superstate along the lines of the United States?
— Paul Gillespie
2. a union or federation of nations under a supergovernment
Ukrainians themselves are split over the sacrifices involved in giving up Russian markets and financial aid to gamble on moving into the European Union's modern economic superstate.
— Jim Hoagland