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matriarch
[ˈmeɪtriɑːk] [ˈmeɪtriɑːrk]

  • n. 女家长,女族长,女负责人;(母系社会或部落的)女统治者;家族中德高望重的年长女性,常指祖母等长辈

[ 复数 matriarchs ]

英英释义

matriarch [ 'meitriɑ:k ]

  • n.
    • a female head of a family or tribe

      同义词: materfamilias

    • a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

matriarch /ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑːk/

  • 1. 

    N-COUNT A matriarch is a woman who rules in a society in which power passes from mother to daughter. (母系社会的)女族长; 女家长

  • 2. 

    N-COUNT A matriarch is an old and powerful female member of a family, for example a grandmother. 高威望的女长辈

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  • JAKE turns to the MATRIARCH.

    杰克转身族长。

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  • Here is the matriarch of the witches that we find in popular culture today.

    也是今天大众文化中典型女巫形象的原型。

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  • It's definitely my mother. And, her mother is definitely the matriarch of the bigger family.

    当然妈妈了。妈妈当然也是这个更大的家庭的家长。

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