patriarch
英 ['peɪtrɪɑːk]
美 ['petrɪɑrk]
TEM8 TOEFL
1、patri- + arch-.
patriarch 家长,族长patri-,父亲,-arch,管理,统治,词源同matriarch.
- patriarch
- patriarch: see patron
- patriarch (n.)
- late 12c., from Old French patriarche "one of the Old Testament fathers" (11c.) and directly from Late Latin patriarcha (Tertullian), from Greek patriarkhes "chief or head of a family," from patria "family, clan," from pater "father" (see father (n.)) + arkhein "to rule" (see archon). Also used as an honorific title of certain bishops in the early Church, notably those of Antioch, Alexandria, and Rome.
- 1. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I thought of myself as a patriarch, dispensing words of wisdom to all my children.
- 我把自己当作在向子女传授至理名言的一家之长。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She suffers all pupil's patriarch's highly praising and respect.
- 她受到全体小学生家长的高度赞扬与尊敬.
来自辞典例句