sachem

英汉释义

• n.

  1.(某些北美印第安人的)酋长

  2.〈谑〉大老板,首领,巨头

  3.〈美〉(纽约市民主党组织)坦慕尼协会 (Tammany Society) 的干事

英英释义

• n.

  1.a chief of a Native North American people or confederation, especially of the Algonquian people

  2.a leader or official of Tammany Hall

英汉例句

• 1.The Narragansett were made up of several sub-tribes, each with a chief (sachem). They survived by farming corn, hunting, and fishing.

  纳拉甘西特族是由数个小部落所组成，每一个部落都有自己的首领（sachem），他们依靠谷物种植、狩猎及捕鱼维生。

• 2.The tribe comprised several villages, each with its own local chief, or sachem.

  这一部落包含许多村庄，每个村庄都有自己的首领，或称之为酋长。

• 3.But a general council was never convened to raise up chiefs below the grace of a sachem.

  不过，对于级别低于首领的酋长，从来不召开一次大会来推举他就职。

• 4.the offices of sachem and chieftain were hereditary among the Iroquois and other Indians, we have already seen.

  我们已经看到，易洛魁人和其它印第安人的酋长职位是怎样继承的。

• 5.The gens deposes the sachem and war-chief at will.

  氏族可以任意罢免酋长和酋帅。