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patriarch

[ˈpeɪtriɑ:k] [ˈpeɪtriɑrk]
  • 复数:patriarchs;
  • 例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      (男性)家长,族长,酋长
      A patriarch is the male head of a family or tribe.
      例句
      The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood... 那户人家的家长贾瓦德先生治家严苛,名闻乡里。 Joseph Kennedy, the clan's patriarch, communicated with Bobby in a series of notes. 宗族族长约瑟夫·肯尼迪通过一系列便笺和博比交流。
    • N-COUNT; N-TITLE
      (基督教东派教会的)大牧首,宗主教
      A patriarch is the head of one of a number of Eastern Christian Churches.
      例句
      ...the new head of the Russian Orthodox church, Patriarch Alexei the Second. 俄罗斯东正教的新领袖,大牧首阿列克谢二世
    英汉词典释义
    • n.
      家长, 族长
      Each family of gorillas is led by a great silverbacked patriarch. 每个大星星家族都由一个魁梧的、长着银色被毛的族长带领着。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. the male head of family or tribe
      2. any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
      3. a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself