chieftain

英 [ˈtʃiːftən]

美 [ˈtʃiːftən]

n.  首领; 酋长; (苏格兰的)族长

复数：chieftains　

TEM8

BNC.15391 / COCA.17442

牛津词典

noun

• 首领；酋长；（苏格兰的）族长
  the leader of a people or a clan in Scotland

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

英英释义

noun

• the leader of a group of people
  1. a captain of industry
  Synonym:captain
• the head of a tribe or clan
  Synonym:headmantribal chiefchief

双语例句

• Draig meant leader, warrior or chieftain, and denoted bravery.
  DRAIG的意思是领导者，战士或酋长，是勇气的代名词。
• I only want to talk with your chieftain.
  我只跟你们的首领谈话。
• Mutengu was a good man, and a wise chieftain, and he treated his little niece kindly.
  穆腾古是位好心人，也是位贤明的部落首领，对自己的小侄女自然疼爱有加。
• Ask the Indian of God, and he will describe to you a powerful chieftain of a glorious tribe.
  问一个印度人什是神，他会向你描述一位显赫部落的神武酋长。
• Later, he suffered defeat at the hands of yuan shih-kai, the chieftain of the northern warlords.
  后来，他就失败于北洋军阀首领袁世凯之手。
• So unless there is another chieftain who will challenge my decision.
  除非还有一个首领反对我的决心。
• His father is the chieftain of the clan.
  他爸爸是氏族族长。
• At the end of last century, there was a nation whose chieftain was deposed by his people.
  上个世纪末，他们曾是一个国家，后来酋长被族人罢黜了。
• Shaman and chieftain now found in nomad encounters.
  在大地图也可以遇到僧人和酋长了？
• Social Features in Chieftain Era in Tujia Minority Area
  土家族区域土司时代社会性质初论