1ADJ (社会、家族或体系)母系的,母权的 A matriarchal society, family, or system is one in which the rulers are female and power or property is passed from mother to daughter. (社会、家族或体系)母系的,母权的
...the 3,000 years of the matriarchal Sumerian society.
苏美尔人3000年的母系社会历史
2ADJ-GRADED (家庭或群体)女性统治的,以女性为中心的 A matriarchal family or group is one in which women are more powerful or important than men. (家庭或群体)女性统治的,以女性为中心的
He was raised in a matriarchal family and was always closer to his mother than his father.
他从小生长在一个由女性掌权的家庭,比起和父亲的关系来,他总是跟母亲更亲。
3ADJ [usually ADJ n](女性)统领的,掌权的 If you describe a woman as matriarchal, you mean that she has authority and power within her family or group. (女性)统领的,掌权的