单词 | matriarchic |
释义 | matriarchicadj. Of or of the nature of a matriarch; characterized by matriarchy; matriarchal. ΚΠ 1924 L. A. Waddell Phoenician Origin Britons 102 The chain of Van names.., seems evidenced by the following... All in the traditional area of the Matriarchic Mother-cult. 1964 in R. D. Abrahams Deep down in Jungle i. i. 29 In the Negro family situation here under discussion, the matriarchic structure involves the domination of the family by the mother. 1977 Washington Post 24 Aug. b7/4 Today portraits of women who are long-suffering, gullible and matriarchic are major annoyances. 1988 N.Y. Times 20 Feb. 30/2 Working women who have sacrificed the traditional matriarchic roles to work 11-hour days. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1924 |
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