来自matriarch,女族长。引申词义母系的，母权的。

1. The animals live in matriarchal groups.

这些动物按母系群体生活。

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2. The finds from these burial grounds point to the existence of a prosperous matriarchal society.

这些墓地中发现的东西说明曾经有过一个昌盛的母系社会.

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3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. These great embody the women - oriented form of a matriarchal society in sight.

这些体现着妇女为大为主的母系社会形态的迹象.

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5. This is a typical reflection of the matriarchal system.

这是典型的母系制反映.

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