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

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。
Although good leaders often begin with similar expectations, convinced they're natural-born chieftains, they soon run smack-dab into a little thing called Monday morning.
虽然优秀领导者往往也有同样的期待，确信自己是天生的领袖，可不久他们便迎面遇到了一个称之为“周一清晨”的小事物。
We find among some peoples that the older men, the chieftains and the magician-priests, exploit the community of wives and monopolize most of the women for themselves;
有些民族中，还有这种情形，即男性长者酋长和巫师，利用共妻制来达到自己的目的，自己独占大多数妇女；
He solicited the advice of various tribal chieftains, asking them to recommend to him talented leaders to help with administering the affairs of the land.
他向各部落首领咨询，请他们帮助挑选有才能的人，协助自己管理民事。
Clans are ruled by clan chieftains, or warlords, and a council of females, called matrons.
每个氏族由族长或军阀率领，辅以有声望的年长妇女组成的议会。
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。
He received the homage of his chieftains.
他接受了首领们对他表示的效忠。
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。
Like Hollywood executives, hedge-fund chieftains are often the most casually dressed guys in the room ( though their Seven jeans and untucked Lacostes cost as much as some suits).
像好莱坞管理人士一样，对冲基金业的老板们经常是办公室里穿着最随意的（虽然他们穿的Seven牛仔裤和鳄鱼（Lacostes）休闲装并不比某些套装便宜）。
The institution of the chieftains 'gathering is a very effective ruling measure taken by the Qing government in the border minority areas.
会盟制度是清政府在边境少数民族地区推行的非常有效的统治措施。