/ˌpeɪtriˈɑ:kl ||; ˌpetrɪˈɑrkḷ/adj (used about a society or system 指社会或制度) controlled by men rather than women; passing power, property, etc from father to son rather than from mother to daughter 父权制的；由男性控制的 ☞Compare matriarchal. 与matriarchal比较。