patriarch
['peitriɑ:k]
n.创办人, 家长, 元老, 主教
例句与用法:
A biblical patriarch said to have lived 969 years.
玛士撒拉基督教圣经中人物,据传享年969岁。
In the Old Testament, the patriarch who was chosen by God to build an ark, in which he, his family, and a pair of every animal were saved from the Flood.
诺亚在旧约圣经中,被上帝选去建造方舟的大主教,借此方舟,诺亚、其家人以及每种动物的一对,在世界大水中保全了性命
The patriarch of the herd.
群众里年高德劭的人
Her patriarch is strict with her.
她的家长对她要求很严。
词形变化:
异体字: patr- |
详细释义:
n.[C]
1. 家长; 族长
2. (宗教、企业等的)创始人, 元老
the patriarch of steam engines
蒸汽机的创始人
3. 德高望重的老人
4. 一群人中的最年长者
5. (早期基督教的)主教; (罗马天主教和东正教的)最高一级的主教