matriarchy

n. 女家长制, 女族长制

发音

UK /ˈmeɪ.tɹiˌɑː.ki/
其它
US /ˈmeɪ.tɹiˌɑɹ.ki/

词形变化

matriarchies 复数 matriarchies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children, and lineage is traced through the female line.

    母权制

    母权

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  2. 2.

    A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity).

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  3. 3.

    The dominance of women in social or cultural systems.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

matriarchate

上位词 1

structure

词源

Coined after patriarchy, from Latin māter (“mother”) and Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”). By surface analysis, matri- + -archy.

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