词汇 | patriarch |
释义 | patriarch /`petrɪˏɑrk/ (复数: patriarchs) n. The founder or head of a family or tribe; esp. one of the early ancestors of the Jews, as Jacob. 家族或部落之长;家长;族长;犹太人之祖先(如雅各)。 An aged and venerable man. 尊长;长者;长老。 In the Greek Church, a bishop of the highest rank. 希腊教会之大主教。 Highest-ranking Roman Catholic bishop after the Pope. (天主教)大主教。 Head of any of certain independent churches of the East. (东方某些独立教会的)主教。 High dignitary of the Mormon Church. (摩门教会的)主教。 derivatives adj. patriarchal. |
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