matriarch的意思

matriarch

英式音标['metrɪ'ɑrk]
美式英标['meɪtrɪɑːk]

基本解释

n. 女家长；女统治者；女负责人；受人尊敬的妇女

中文词源

matriarch 女家长，女族长

matr-,母亲，-arch,管理，词源同anarchy.比喻用法。

英文词源

matriarch (n.): "mother who heads a family or tribe," c. 1600, from matri- + -arch, abstracted from patriarch.

实用例句

1. It is this male - leaving behavior that highlights the matriarch elephant family.: 这种“走婚”行为形成了母系族大象家族的特点.

2. When the bull elephant desires sexual activity , he approaches the matriarch - led herd.: 当公象发情时, 接近母象群.

3. Kerrigan: I can hardly believe this! You've killed your own matriarch!: 我真不敢相信! 你杀了你的领导者!

4. Robyn Erbesfield is a matriarch of modern sport climbing.: RobynErbesfield是一位现代攀登运动的女族长.

5. It is now the matriarch of a veritable family of Mars spacecraft.: 另外,火星漫游号已绕轨一年多,它会测量地下含水量并拍摄红外线影像.

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