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Patriarchal describes a family, group, or society where men hold the power and make the important decisions, and where family lines are usually traced through the father's side. People often use this word when talking about old traditions, or when they are criticizing a system that treats men as more important than women.
父權的（男性掌權的社會或家庭制度）
組成patri- (father, 父親) + arch (rule, 統治) + -al (形容詞字尾)
同家族的字
- patriarchpatriarch 是父權家庭或團體裡的男性領導人
- matriarchalmatriarchal 是相反的說法，指女性掌權的社會
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
patriarchaladj/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/
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Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
- About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.
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Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。