paterfamilias

n. (男性)家长, 户主

词形变化

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别名

pater familias

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

patriarch

上位词 2

man head of household

词源

(c. 1425 to 1475) From late Middle English paterfamilias, from Latin pater familiās. From Latin pater (“father”) + familiās, archaic genitive of familia (“family; household”). Literally, "father of the family" or "father of the household".

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