patriarch 详细解释

patriarch

['peitriɑ:k]

n.创办人, 家长, 元老, 主教

n.[C]

1. 家长; 族长

2. (宗教、企业等的)创始人, 元老

the patriarch of steam engines

蒸汽机的创始人

3. 德高望重的老人

4. 一群人中的最年长者

5. (早期基督教的)主教; (罗马天主教和东正教的)最高一级的主教

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词义辨析

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bishop  

英英释义

名词 patriarch:

title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

the male head of family or tribe

同义词：paterfamilias

any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

补充

patriarchpatriarch英:[ˈpeitriɑ:k] 美:[ˈpetriˌɑrk]n.1.家长, 族长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。2.主教

例句

1. The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood.贾瓦德先生是那户人家的家长, 他治家严苛, 名闻乡里。 2. the new head of the Russian Orthodox church, patriarch Alexei the Second俄罗斯正教会的新领袖——牧首阿列克谢二世 3. Hollywood's reigning patriarch rose to speak.好莱坞权势圈的头领站起来发表讲话。 4. Cunningham's authoritative energy marks him out as patriarch within his own company.坎宁安颐指气使，在自己公司内部挺像个主宰。 5. the patriarch of all spin doctors.所有舆论导向专家的鼻祖。 6. Our grandfather was the family's patriarch.我们的祖父是这个家的家长。 7. The tribe's patriarch ruled for 20 years before his death.这个部落的族长生前统领部落20年。 8. patriarchal cultures/societies [=cultures/societies that are controlled by men]父系文化/社会

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