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the chieftain of [group]
He was the chieftain of the tribe.
他是部落的酋长。
酋长；首领
chieftains — plural of chieftain
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
酋长；首领
the leader of a group of people
He was the chieftain of the tribe.
他是部落的酋长。
部落或氏族的首领
A leader of a clan or tribe.
群体首领
the leader of a group of people
团体的领导者
A leader of a group.
部落或氏族首领
the head of a tribe or clan
The old chieftain gathered his people to discuss the coming winter.
老酋长召集他的人民讨论即将到来的冬天。
The chieftain's daughter helped the villagers prepare for the festival.
酋长的女儿帮助村民们为节日做准备。
In the mountains, the chieftains of several clans met to settle their dispute.
在山里，几个部族的酋长开会解决他们的争端。
He was the chieftain of the tribe.
他是部落的酋长。
The clan's chieftain made a decision.
氏族的首领做出了决定。
A wise chieftain leads his people.
一位明智的酋长领导他的人民。
Not this
He is very chieftain in his tribe.
Use this
He is a chieftain in his tribe.
中文学习者常误将名词'chieftain'用作形容词，受汉语中'首领'可直接作定语的影响，但英语中需用冠词和名词结构。
Not this
The cheftain gave a speech.
Use this
The chieftain gave a speech.
拼写错误，'chieftain'中的'ai'容易漏写或错写为'e'，正确拼写应保留'ai'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
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