Word · Frequency #15391
chieftain
/ˈtʃiːftən/
noun
酋长；首领
核心释义
the leader of a group of people
- 1.
部落或氏族的首领
A leader of a clan or tribe.
- 2.
群体首领
the leader of a group of people
- 3.
团体的领导者
A leader of a group.
- 4.
部落或氏族首领
the head of a tribe or clan
部落或氏族的首领；群体首领；团体的领导者；部落或氏族首领；酋长
用法In use
The old chieftain gathered his people to discuss the coming winter.
用法提示：此词为名词，指部落首领，在句中作主语。
The chieftain's daughter helped the villagers prepare for the festival.
用法提示：此词以所有格形式出现，表示‘酋长的’，在句中作定语。
In the mountains, the chieftains of several clans met to settle their dispute.
用法提示：此词用复数形式，指多个首领，在句中作主语。
the chieftain of [group]
He was the chieftain of the tribe.
他是部落的酋长。
[possessive] chieftain
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tribal chieftain
- 部落酋长
- The tribal chieftain led his people through the drought.部落酋长带领他的人民度过了干旱。
- clan chieftain
- 氏族首领
- She was chosen as the clan chieftain after the elders' vote.经长老们投票后，她被选为氏族首领。
- powerful chieftain
- 有权势的首领
- The powerful chieftain controlled trade along the river.这位有权势的首领控制着沿河的贸易。
- hereditary chieftain
- 世袭首领
- The hereditary chieftain inherited his title from his father.这位世袭首领从父亲那里继承了头衔。
- village chieftain
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：开头是 chief（首领），后面的 tain 像“ten”，想象一个酋长带领十来个族人——chieftain 就是部落首领。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical writing about tribes or clans、formal news or literary descriptions of traditional leaders chieftain 是比较正式的词，多用于书面的历史、部落或文学语境；日常口语里通常说 leader 或 chief。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词都以 -tain 结尾，拼写相近，但重读元音不同，所以都不与 chieftain 押韵；英语中几乎没有与 chieftain 的 /tʃiːf/ 完全押韵的常用词。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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