chiefdom
US /ˈtʃiːf.dəm/
UK /ˈtʃiːf.dəm/
名词
酋邦, 首领管辖区
a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families
示例:
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The island was divided into several powerful chiefdoms.
该岛被划分为几个强大的酋邦。
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Anthropologists study the transition from tribes to chiefdoms.
人类学家研究从部落到酋邦的转变。