Word · Frequency #15391
chieftains
酋长；首领
chieftains is the plural of chieftain.
the leader of a group of people
- 1.
A leader of a clan or tribe.
部落或氏族的首领
- 2.
the leader of a group of people
群体首领
- 3.
A leader of a group.
团体的领导者
- 4.
the head of a tribe or clan
部落或氏族首领
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
In use
The old chieftain gathered his people to discuss the coming winter.
The chieftain's daughter helped the villagers prepare for the festival.
In the mountains, the chieftains of several clans met to settle their dispute.
the chieftain of [group]
He was the chieftain of the tribe.
他是部落的酋长。
[possessive] chieftain
The clan's chieftain made a decision.
氏族的首领做出了决定。
a chieftain
A wise chieftain leads his people.
Connections
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
- 村寨首领
- The village chieftain resolved disputes between families.村寨首领调解了家庭之间的纠纷。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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