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matriarchs

美['meɪtri.ɑrk],英['meɪtri.ɑː(r)k],

释义

n. 女家长;家长[族长]的妻子; 网络释义: 女族长;

例句

Matriarchs can seem to make incomprehensible decisions, but their insight is evident when their carefully-laid plans come to fruition.
族母会作出看起来令人难以理解的决定,但只有当她们仔细筹划的计划开花结果时,才会知道她们的远见。
The old matriarchs make decisions on a daily basis as to where the herd will forage or move.
年长的首领每天决定象群觅食或移动的地点。
Partly because we matriarchs think the youngsters should suffer as we did: we could not have it all, so why should they?
一部分是因为,我们这些做母亲的认为,小孩应该尝尝我们小时候吃的苦:要是我们不能什么都有,凭什么他们就该有。

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