matriarchalism

英['meɪtriɑːk] 美['meɪtrɑːrk]
  • n.女家长;女族长
Noun:
  1. a female head of a family or tribe

  2. a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The most severe punishment a matriarch can dispense is exile from the house.
      女族长所能判处的最重刑罚是流放。
    2. A while ago some fool offered a Matriarch's Whip for sale on the black market.
      前面有些傻子在黑市上卖女族长的鞭子。

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