fatherly

CET-4 FREQ #28516

a. 父亲的, 如父亲的, 慈爱的

发音

UK /ˈfɑːðəli/
其它
US /ˈfɑðɚli/

词形变化

more fatherly 比较级 most fatherly 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.

    fatherly advice

  2. 2.

    Befitting of a father; protective, paternal.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

fatherlike

近义相关 1

paternal

词源

From Middle English faderly, from Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-West Germanic *faderlīk, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”), equivalent to father + -ly. Cognate with West Frisian faderlik (“fatherly”), Dutch vaderlijk (“fatherly”), German väterlich (“fatherly”), Danish faderlig (“fatherly”), Swedish faderlig (“fatherly”), Icelandic föðurlegur (“fatherly”) . Doublet of fatherlike.

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