godfather

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n. 教父 vt. 当教父

发音

US /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/
UK /ˈɡɒdfɑːðə/

词形变化

godfathers 复数 godfathers godfathered godfathering godfathers 三单 godfathering 现在分词 godfathered 过去式 godfathered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

    干爹

    代父

    宗教
  2. 2.

    Someone who plays a key role in fostering the development of something.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    A mafia leader.

    教父

  4. 4.

    A small post which is used in repairing a fence. For instance attached to and supporting an existing broken fence post.

v.
  1. 1.

    To act as godfather or guardian to.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

sponsor patron supporter godparent

相关短语

fairy godfather fairy godmother n. 充当临死儿童教母的仙女

词源

From Middle English godfader, from Old English godfæder (“godfather”), equivalent to god- + father. Cognate with Old Saxon godfadar (“godfather”), Middle Dutch godvader (“godfather”), Danish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Swedish gudfader, gudfar (“godfather”), Icelandic guðfaðir (“godfather”).

来源：wiktionary