patriarchal
英 [pe?tr?'ɑ?k(?)l]
美[,petr?'ɑrkl]
- adj. 家長的；族長的；由族長統(tǒng)治的
TEM8TOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
助記提示
1、patri- + arch- + -al.
英文詞源
- patriarchal (adj.)
- mid-15c., "pertaining to a (Church) patriarch," from patriarch + -al, or else from Late Latin patriarchalis, from patriarcha.
雙語例句
- 1. I think marriage is used to uphold patriarchal control.
- 我覺得婚姻是用來維系父權(quán)統(tǒng)治的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. To feminists she is a classic victim of the patriarchal society.
- 在女權(quán)主義者眼中，她是父權(quán)社會的典型受害者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His patriarchal generosity is counter-balanced by his ruthlessness.
- 他有著族長式的慷慨大方，同時卻又冷漠無情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is notorious for its patriarchal behaviour.
- 他搞家長制作風是很典型的.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. He was a patriarchal Semitic nomad.
- 他是族長制閃米特游牧部落的一員.
來自英漢非文學 - 歷史