matriarchal /ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑːkəl/

• 1. 

  ADJ A matriarchal society, family, or system is one in which the rulers are female and power or property is passed from mother to daughter. (社会、家庭或制度)母系的; 母权的

  例：

  ...the 3,000 years of the matriarchal Sumerian society.

  ...苏美尔人3000年的母系社会历史。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you describe a woman as matriarchal, you mean that she has authority and power within her family or group. (家庭或团体中的女性)掌权的; 统领的 [usu ADJ n]

  例：

  ...the matriarchal figure of his grandmother.

  ...他祖母那一家之长的形象。