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the Patriarch of [place]
作头衔时首字母大写，常与 of 连用。
The Patriarch of Moscow attended the council.
莫斯科牧首出席了会议。
牧首；宗主教
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
牧首；宗主教
the title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, as in Istanbul, Alexandria, Moscow, and Jerusalem
The Patriarch of Moscow attended the council.
莫斯科牧首出席了会议。
最高级别的主教；在古代对省内其他主教有管辖权,现在通常为荣誉头衔；在天主教中,地位仅次于教皇。
The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.
东正教会领袖的头衔(在伊斯坦布尔、亚历山大、莫斯科和耶路撒冷)
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
家庭、部落或民族的男性领袖,尤指雅各的十二个儿子之一(被认为创立了以色列十二支派)或(复数)亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各。
A male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
家庭或部落的男性首领
the male head of family or tribe
The patriarch led the morning service at the cathedral.
牧首在大教堂主持了晨祷。
Many believers came to hear the patriarch speak about unity.
许多信徒前来聆听牧首谈论团结。
The two patriarchs signed a statement on church cooperation.
两位牧首签署了一份关于教会合作的声明。
作头衔时首字母大写，常与 of 连用。
The Patriarch of Moscow attended the council.
莫斯科牧首出席了会议。
放在姓名前，不加冠词。
Patriarch Kirill met with the president.
基里尔牧首与总统会面。
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He comes from a patriarch family.
Use this
He comes from a patriarchal family.
patriarch 是名词，不能直接放在名词前作定语；表示“家长制的”须用形容词 patriarchal。
Not this
Queen Elizabeth II was the patriarch of the Commonwealth.
Use this
Queen Elizabeth II was the matriarch of the Commonwealth.
patriarch 指男性家长或男性首领；指女性首领应用 matriarch。把女性称为 patriarch 混淆了性别的对应词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
普世牧首
The Ecumenical Patriarch leads the Orthodox Christians in Constantinople.
普世牧首领导君士坦丁堡的东正教徒。
莫斯科牧首
The Patriarch of Moscow was invited to the council.
莫斯科牧首受邀参加理事会。
东正教牧首
An Orthodox patriarch traditionally wears a distinctive headdress.
东正教牧首传统上戴着独特的头饰。
亚历山大牧首
The Patriarch of Alexandria attended the interfaith meeting.
亚历山大牧首出席了不同信仰间的会议。
耶路撒冷牧首
The Patriarch of Jerusalem celebrated Easter at the Holy Sepulchre.
耶路撒冷牧首在圣墓教堂庆祝复活节。
某行业中最有威望的开创者或元老
At 92, he is still widely regarded as the patriarch of the publishing industry.
92岁的他仍然被广泛视为出版业的元老。
国家中备受敬仰的元老或开国者
The former president was honored as the patriarch of the nation after leading the transition to democracy.
这位前总统因领导国家向民主过渡而被尊为国家元老。
Use patriarch naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象东正教老牧首走过教堂的拱门（arch），信徒尊他为整个教会的‘家长’，记住 patriarch 的 arch 是拱门。
语域：formal 常见场景：ecclesiastical settings、formal religious texts、news about Orthodox leaders 在正式或宗教语境中，patriarch 指东正教会的牧首/宗主教，通常用于教会文献、宗教新闻或历史叙述；日常口语中较少见，且一般不指普通家庭中的家长。
词尾 -arch 在 patriarch 中读 /ɑrk/，与 arc (/ɑrk/)、matriarch、oligarch 押韵。注意单词 arch (/ɑrtʃ/)、march (/mɑrtʃ/) 和 archive (/ˈɑrkaɪv/) 虽然都含有 arch 拼写，但发音不同，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.