chieftains

英 [ˈtʃiːftənz]

美 [ˈtʃiftənz]

n.  首领; 酋长; (苏格兰的)族长
chieftain的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 酋长;部落首领
  Achieftainis the leader of a tribe.
  1. ...the legendary British chieftain, King Arthur.
     传说中的不列颠部落首领——亚瑟王

双语例句

• Since 18th century, there has been three great shifts in Tujia Nationality ′ s dwelling, drinking and eating culture: the replacement of hereditary local chieftains with nonhereditary appointees from the central government;
  18世纪以来，土家族的居住饮食文化有三次大变迁：改土归流；
• What the diplomats and corporate chieftains in their bestial stupor can never understand is this paradox of history: With triumph, the aggressors seal their defeat;
  外交官与企业家在他们的醉生梦死之中，永远都不可能明白这个历史的悖论：随着侵略者的胜利，他们的失败将会被尘封；
• With the emergence of the influential families, southwest China was under the control of three powers, that is, the inland regime, the influential families and the minority chieftains.
  由于大姓的出现，使西南地区形成了以内地政权、大姓、夷帅为主体的三元势力结构。
• As recorded in historical literature, when the ancient sovereign Yao was head of the tribal confederation, the chieftains unanimously agreed that Shun should be his successor.
  古代文献上说，尧为部落联盟领袖时，各部落首领共同推举舜为尧的继承人。
• He received the homage of his chieftains.
  他接受了首领们对他表示的效忠。
• Clans are ruled by clan chieftains, or warlords, and a council of females, called matrons.
  每个氏族由族长或军阀率领，辅以有声望的年长妇女组成的议会。
• Similarly the Arab chieftains on their silken Byzantine divans could not forget the desert, and hoarded riches far beyond any possible physical need.
  同样，那些坐在拜占庭帝国柔软光滑的长沙椅上的阿拉伯酋长们也无法忘记沙漠，贮藏起远远超过可能需要的物质财富。
• The cause of the equality among the deities is that the Zhuang people were separated into many groups and tribes with many chieftains in history.
  壮族师公教众神平等的根源在于历史上壮族长期处于分散而居、部落林立、酋帅众多的社会状态。
• Strictly speaking, the real Roman dynasty started from the Etruscan conquest. The Latin kings or the indigenous kings before then were in fact only heads of the clan coalition or chieftains.
  认为真正的罗马王政实际上应始于埃特鲁斯征服，此前的拉丁王或本土王只不过是氏族联盟首领或部落首领。
• We find among some peoples that the older men, the chieftains and the magician-priests, exploit the community of wives and monopolize most of the women for themselves;
  有些民族中，还有这种情形，即男性长者酋长和巫师，利用共妻制来达到自己的目的，自己独占大多数妇女；