patriarchal

[.peitri'ɑ:kəl]

adj.家长的, 族长的, 由族长统治的

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：

副词: patriarchally | 异体字: patriarchic | 名词: patriarchalism |

详细释义：

a.

1. 家长的; 族长的; 家长(或族长)制的

2. 【宗】教长的; 牧首的

3. 德高望重的