英语单词

matriarch是什么意思

matriarch

英 ['meɪtrɪɑːk] 美 ['metrɪ'ɑrk]
  • n. 女家长;女统治者;女负责人;受人尊敬的妇女

助记提示


1、matri- + arch-.

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.

双语例句


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.

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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.

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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!

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

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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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