| 词汇 | patriarch | 
| 释义 | patriarch  noun [ C ] uk/ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːk/ us/ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːrk/   (FAMILY/SOCIETY)    (男性)家长,族长 a powerful man in a family  In the movie, Williams plays the part of the family patriarch.  The patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy, died in the autumn of 1969. Compare: matriarch Related word: patriarchal   (RELIGION)    (基督教某些东派教会的)牧首,最高级主教,教长 a bishop in certain Eastern Churches  The patriarch is required to be a Turkish citizen and is elected by the Synod of Metropolitans. | 
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