chieftain
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英 ['t?i?ft(?)n; -t?n]
美['t?ift?n]
- n. 酋長；首領
TEM8暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?chieftains;
中文詞源
chieftain 首領，酋長
來自chief, 主要的。
英文詞源
- chieftain (n.)
- early 14c., cheftayne "ruler, chief, head" of something, from Anglo-French chiefteyn, Old French chevetain "captain, chief, leader," from Late Latin capitaneus "commander," from Latin capitis, genitive of caput "head" (see capitulum). According to "Rob Roy" (1818) a Highland chieftain was the head of a branch of a clan, a chief was the head of the whole name. Related: Chieftainship.
雙語例句
- 1. The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time.
- 那個國家的首領這一次偽裝出一副施恩者的姿態.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.
- 敵人頭目眾叛親離.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. There he met the famous Shoshone chieftain Washakie.
- 在那里他碰到了著名的紹山酋長華謝基.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The ferocious chieftain was executed.
- 那個兇殘的匪首被處決了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The ill - doings of the fascist chieftain redounded upon himself.
- 法西斯頭子干的種種壞事使他自食其果.
來自辭典例句