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matriarch

美音:[´meıtrı´ɑ:k ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.女家长,高雅的老妇人

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名词:matriarchalism 形容词:matriarchal

matriarch


/'meɪtrɪɑ:k; `metrɪ,ɑrk/
n female head of a family or tribe 女家长; 女族长. Cf 参看 patriarch.

matriarch


n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: matri- + -arch (as in patriarch)]
a woman, especially an older woman, who controls a family or a social group
patriarch