matriarch

matriarch

英 ['meɪtrɪɑːk]
　　美 ['metrɪ'ɑrk]

n. 女傢長；女統治者；女負責人；受人尊敬的婦女

中文詞源：

matriarch 女傢長，女族長

matr-,母親，-arch,管理，詞源同anarchy.比喻用法。

例句：

1. It is this male - leaving behavior that highlights the matriarch elephant family.
這種“走婚”行為形成瞭母系族大象傢族的特點.

2. When the bull elephant desires sexual activity , he approaches the matriarch - led herd.
當公象發情時, 接近母象群.

3. Kerrigan: I can hardly believe this! You've killed your own matriarch!
我真不敢相信! 你殺瞭你的領導者!

4. Robyn Erbesfield is a matriarch of modern sport climbing.
RobynErbesfield是一位現代攀登運動的女族長.

5. It is now the matriarch of a veritable family of Mars spacecraft.
另外,火星漫遊號已繞軌一年多,它會測量地下含水量並拍攝紅外線影像.