patriarch

• n. 家长；族长；元老；创始人

patri-,父亲，-arch,管理，统治，词源同matriarch.

1. the male head of family or tribe

2. any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

3. a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

patriarch

patriarch: see patron

patriarch (n.)

late 12c., from Old French patriarche "one of the Old Testament fathers" (11c.) and directly from Late Latin patriarcha (Tertullian), from Greek patriarkhes "chief or head of a family," from patria "family, clan," from pater "father" (see father (n.)) + arkhein "to rule" (see archon). Also used as an honorific title of certain bishops in the early Church, notably those of Antioch, Alexandria, and Rome.

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。

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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。

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...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

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The patriarch paid him a handsome price.

族长给了他一笔可观的数目.

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And the patriarch that regards Chinese news as the organization, Agency has an action early also.

而作为中国新闻机构的元老, 新华社也早有动作.

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Greek patriarch of alexandria and leading defender of Christian orthodoxy against arianism.

达修亚历山大时期的希腊主教,是基督教正统教派反对阿里乌斯教义的主要保卫者.

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He supported the patriarch, he conciliated the Greeks.

他支持大教长, 他绥抚希腊人.

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Who was the old patriarch of this family?

谁是这个家族的族长?

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The patriarch system , which revolves around nepotism, is a typical feature of traditional Chinese culture.

以血缘为纽带的宗法制度, 是中国传统文化的重要特征之一.

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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.

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Temple to preserve the Song Hui sixth patriarch of the Zen of casting bronze statue.

寺内保存宋代铸的禅宗六祖慧能铜像.

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Patriarch Feng was Guru Chen's teacher in Tang Tantra.

冯大阿闍梨是陈上师的唐密教授师.

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One, he said, had been written by Abraham, the Jewish patriarch.

他说, 有一张是犹太始祖亚伯拉罕写的.

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The factory patriarch that this director publicizes is quite deep to industry sensation.

这位主管宣传的工厂元老对企业感情颇深.

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His information was granted to him by the archangel Metatron, the patriarch Enoch.

他的资料是经过天使长梅塔特隆, 从前的族长以诺的许可而写来的.

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His information was granted to him by the archangel Metatron, the onetime patriarch Enoch.

他的资料是经过天使长,从前的族长以诺的许可而写来的.

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The patriarch, a loyal Turkish citizen, has lobbied hard for Turkey's EU membership.

作为一个忠诚的土耳其公民, 这位主教为土耳其加入欧盟四处游说.

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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.

英汉非文学 - 历史

The president has promised the patriarch that the cathedral will be rebuilt: walls, dome and all.

总统承诺主教将要重建这座大教堂: 墙壁 、 穹顶及所有其他的东西.

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Her patriarch is strict with her.

她的家长对她要求很严.

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SAINT ELIJAH, THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM AND SAINT FLAVIUS, THE PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH.

圣人伊利亚.以利亚, 耶路撒冷和圣人FLAVIUS的主教皇,安提阿的主教皇.

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Asas the patriarch can see , he can claim, and we may do the like by faith.

亚伯兰贵为族长, 他大可争取他的权益, 我们身为上帝的儿女,也可凭信心来求.

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A bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church ranking immediately below a patriarch.

一个主教所掌管的地区包括一个大教堂和许多较小的教堂.

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McCain's childhood . He describes his father as " a distant, inscrutable patriarch. "

麦凯恩形容他的父亲是 “ 遥远而高深莫测的家长 ”.

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Wholly design the organization of school volunteers and strive for diverse human resources from patriarch . 2.

整体规划学校志工组织,争取家长多元人力资源.

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In Bagdad, Mark was Patriarch for all the cities of Cathay.

他们俩在巴格达时, 马尔谷被祝圣为“国泰各城市”的总主教.

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At first the patriarch Nicholas Mystikos regency.

因此一开始的时候,牧首尼古拉斯成为摄政王,主理朝政.

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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。

柯林斯例句

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。

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I thought of myself as a patriarch, dispensing words of wisdom to all my children.

我把自己当作在向子女传授至理名言的一家之长。

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