patriarch

英 [ˈpeɪtriɑːk]

美 [ˈpeɪtriɑːrk]

n.  (男性)家长，族长，酋长; 德高望重的男长者; (东正教和天主教的)牧首，宗主教

复数：patriarchs　

TOEFLTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.15691 / COCA.10741

牛津词典

noun

• （男性）家长，族长，酋长
  the male head of a family or community
• 德高望重的男长者
  an old man that people have a lot of respect for
• （东正教和天主教的）牧首，宗主教
  the title of a most senior bishop (= a senior priest) in the Orthodox or Roman Catholic Church

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （男性）家长，族长，酋长
  Apatriarchis the male head of a family or tribe.
  1. The patriarch of the house, Mr Jawad, rules it with a ferocity renowned throughout the neighbourhood...
     那户人家的家长贾瓦德先生治家严苛，名闻乡里。
  2. Joseph Kennedy, the clan's patriarch, communicated with Bobby in a series of notes.
     宗族族长约瑟夫·肯尼迪通过一系列便笺和博比交流。
• N-COUNT; N-TITLE （基督教东派教会的）大牧首，宗主教
  Apatriarchis the head of one of a number of Eastern Christian Churches.
  1. ...the new head of the Russian Orthodox church, Patriarch Alexei the Second.
     俄罗斯东正教的新领袖，大牧首阿列克谢二世

英英释义

noun

• a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself
• any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
• the male head of family or tribe
  Synonym:paterfamilias
• title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

双语例句

• As was previously reported, Steve Zahn will be playing the nightmare patriarch of the new family, Ronnie.
  而之前报道说，SteveZahn将会扮演这个新家庭里的老公Ronnie。
• Joseph Kennedy, the clan's patriarch, communicated with Bobby in a series of notes.
  宗族族长约瑟夫·肯尼迪通过一系列便笺和博比交流。
• 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。
• Thanks to Stanley for sharing with us a photo of the meditation belt of the great Patriarch Milarepa.
  感谢成穗和我们分享伟大祖师&密勒日巴尊者的禅修皮带相片。
• The Patriarch or Pope of Rome claimed to be the head of the entire Christian church.
  罗马教皇声称是整个基督教会的头儿。
• He is also, and first of all, the bishop of Rome and, for Eastern Christians, the patriarch of the West.
  他亦是，首先，罗马的主教，并为东部的基督徒，老人家的西方国家。
• Father, who thinks the world is a jungle, is an abusive patriarch;
  父亲认为世界是由酋长主宰的大丛林，母亲则以一种慈悲的态度面对世界。
• The patriarch paid him a handsome price.
  族长给了他一笔可观的数目。
• That Patriarch was very intelligent; he did not have to study to learn Chinese, he just listened.
  这位祖师也很聪明的，他学中文不用学，一听就会了。
• Religious observances began with the arrival of the Latin Patriarch, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land.
  宗教仪式是以天主教会驻圣地领袖拉丁大主教的到来开始的。