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