• n. 家長(zhǎng)；族長(zhǎng)；元老；創(chuàng)始人

patri-,父親，-arch,管理，統(tǒng)治，詞源同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.

每個(gè)大星星家族都由一個(gè)魁梧的、長(zhǎng)著銀色被毛的族長(zhǎng)帶領(lǐng)著.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood.

那戶人家的家長(zhǎng)賈瓦德先生治家嚴(yán)苛，名聞鄉(xiāng)里。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Joseph Kennedy, the clan's patriarch, communicated with Bobby in a series of notes.

宗族族長(zhǎng)約瑟夫·肯尼迪通過(guò)一系列便箋和博比交流。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. I thought of myself as a patriarch, dispensing words of wisdom to all my children.

我把自己當(dāng)作在向子女傳授至理名言的一家之長(zhǎng)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. She suffers all pupil's patriarch's highly praising and respect.

她受到全體小學(xué)生家長(zhǎng)的高度贊揚(yáng)與尊敬.

來(lái)自辭典例句