matriarch
matriarch 英 [ˈmeɪtriɑ:k] 美 [ˈmeɪtriɑrk]
n. 女家长；女统治者；女负责人；受人尊敬的妇女
名词复数:matriarchs
- Rose Kennedy was the matriarch of the Kennedy clan — she was the female head of the family. This noun can also be used metaphorically. For instance, Alice Waters could be called the matriarch of Chez Panisse and the generation of chefs that her revolutionary restaurant inspired.
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- n. 女家长；女统治者；女负责人；受人尊敬的妇女
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1. The matriarch of the Gandhi dynasty is keeping her grip on power.
甘地王朝的女家长正牢牢的把握着权力。
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2. But the dynasty's matriarch, Sonia Gandhi, is unwell, while her son, Rahul, has run away from the Hazare controversy—hardly reassuring, since he is the presumed next prime minister.
但是这个统治王朝的女统治者，索尼娅•甘地身体不好。而且她的儿子拉胡尔有望成为下一任总理，因此已经远离了哈哲的纷争。
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3. The females form stable families led by a matriarch with her children and female relatives.
雌性成员形成稳定的家庭，并由女家长领导，包括她的孩子和雌性亲属。
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