柯林斯詞典patriarchy /?pe?tr??ɑ?k?/ (patriarchies) 1. N-UNCOUNT Patriarchy is a system in which men have all or most of the power and importance in a society or group. (男性)家長制度; 族長制度; 父權(quán)制度 The main cause of women's and children's oppression is patriarchy. 婦女及兒童受欺壓的主要根源在于父權(quán)制度。2. N-COUNT A patriarchy is a patriarchal society. 父權(quán)社會 返回 patriarchy劍橋詞典a society in which the oldest male is the leader of the family , or a society controlled by men in which they use their power to their own advantage 父權(quán)制社會；男權(quán)社會 Patriarchy has not disappeared - it has merely changed form . 父權(quán)制并沒有消失——只不過是改變了形式。 She rails against patriarchy and hierarchy . 她抨擊男權(quán)制度和等級制度。 比較matriarchy 返回 patriarchy