sachem

美 ['se?t??m] 　英 ['se?t??m]

• n.(某些北美印第安人的)酋長；〈謔〉大老板
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)首領(lǐng)；領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者；大酋長

詞形變化

復(fù)數(shù)：sachems  

英漢解釋

n.	1. (某些北美印第安人的)酋長 2. 〈謔〉大老板,首領(lǐng),巨頭 3. 〈美〉(紐約市民主黨組織)坦慕尼協(xié)會(huì) (Tammany Society) 的干事

英英解釋

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

例句

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

納拉甘西特族是由數(shù)個(gè)小部落所組成，每一個(gè)部落都有自己的首領(lǐng)（sachem），他們依靠谷物種植、狩獵及捕魚維生。

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

這一部落包含許多村莊，每個(gè)村莊都有自己的首領(lǐng)，或稱之為酋長。

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

不過，對于級別低于首領(lǐng)的酋長，從來不召開一次大會(huì)來推舉他就職。

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

我們已經(jīng)看到，易洛魁人和其它印第安人的酋長職位是怎樣繼承的。

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

氏族可以任意罷免酋長和酋帥。