chieftain

FREQ #28332

n. 酋长, 首领

发音

其它 /ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən/

词形变化

chieftains 复数 chieftains

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A leader of a clan or tribe.

    族长

  2. 2.

    A leader of a group.

    引申义

    The robber chieftain divided up the spoils.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

captain chief tribal chief

上位词 1

leader

下位词 3

headman pendragon headwoman

词源

From Middle English cheveteyn, cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of captain; related to chief.

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