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

• As early as the 13th century, when the chieftains gathered for meetings, they would hold the Nadam Fair.
  远在十三世纪初，蒙古族的首领们每当举行大聚会时都要举行规模较大的那达慕。
• 10. The right to elect chieftains and to depose them.
  10·选举和撤换酋长的权利。
• 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 was the most outstanding of all chieftains.
  他是历代土司中最杰出的一位。
• 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。
• Mu, as the surname of the chieftains.
  木是土司的姓。
• 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。
• As recorded in historical literature, when the ancient sovereign Yao was head of the tribal confederation, the chieftains unanimously agreed that Shun should be his successor.
  古代文献上说，尧为部落联盟领袖时，各部落首领共同推举舜为尧的继承人。
• 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。
• His strategy was to govern through the local chieftains, which greatly improved relations between the Shu government and the minority peoples.
  此后，诸葛亮就任用少数民族首领管理当地人，蜀政权与少数民族关系大大改善。