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

• 10. The right to elect chieftains and to depose them.
  10·选举和撤换酋长的权利。
• 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。
• On the basis of the late achievements of national formation theory and Tujia practical history, this paper points out that Tujia came into being in Song dynasty and got into shape in the period of chieftains.
  由此，根据民族形成理论的最新成果，结合土家族历史发展的实际，土家族初步形成于宋代，最终定型于土司时期。
• 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。
• He was the most outstanding of all chieftains.
  他是历代土司中最杰出的一位。
• 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。
• The greatest transformation of the social structure in Yunnan in the Ming dynasty was the emergence and formation of the intellectual gentry class, which changed the original social structure formed mainly by the tribal chieftains and members and made it similar to the interior of China.
  明代云南社会结构的最大变化是知识分子士绅阶层的勃兴与形成，从而改变了原来土酋与土民，或部落首领与部民为主的社会结构，促使云南的社会结构与中国内地基本趋于一致。
• Indian Heroes& Great Chieftains
  印地安人的英雄和杰出的酋长
• Yumu Village used to be the military fortress of a chieftain, in an era when chieftains in different villages waged war against each other to expand their territory.
  鱼木寨在古代一直是土司军事要塞，而盘踞在各个山寨的土司们为扩大领地，相互征战。
• Perhaps while in uniform, all of those at the top have moments when they imagine they are God be they generals, surgeons or corporate chieftains.
  也许，当穿上制服时，所有那些高高在上的人都曾想过自己就是上帝不管他们是将军、外科医师还是企业领导者。