grandfather

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 FREQ #1930 ★★☆☆☆

n. 祖父, 始祖 [电] 原始资料组

发音

UK /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/
UK /ˈɡɹændˌfɑːðə/
US /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/
AU
US /ˈɡɹ̠(ʷ)ẽˑə̯̃n(d)ˌfɑˑðɚ/

词形变化

grandfathers 复数 grandfathers grandfathers 三单 grandfathering 现在分词 grandfathered 过去式 grandfathered 过去分词

别名

granfer paw paw paw-paw

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A father of someone's parent.

  2. 2.

    A male forefather.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.

    爷爷

    祖父

    外祖父

    外公

    公公

    阿公

    姐公

    外阿公

    俺公

    火烌公

    内公

    计算机 工程 数学
v.
  1. 1.

    To be, or act as, a grandfather to.

    及物
  2. 1.

    To retain discontinued laws or rules for (an object, individual or organization previously affected by them).

    美国 及物 法律

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

grandpa granddad grandad gramps granddaddy

上位词 1

grandparent

相关短语

great-grandfather n. 曾祖父 great-great-grandfather n. 高曾祖父 grandfather clock n. 有摆的落地大座钟 grandfather clause [法] 不追溯条款, 祖父条款 grandfather clauses grandfather clocks grandfather paradox 祖父悖论 grandfather paradoxes grandfather chair grandfather chairs grandfather shirt grandfather shirts grandfather rights grandfather in you kiss your grandfather with that mouth

词源

The noun is derived from Middle English grandfadre, graundfadir, graunfadir, grauntfader, and other forms, from graunt (“big, large; great, important”) + fā̆der (“male parent, father; remoter male ancestor”), probably modelled after Middle French grandpere, grant pere (“male parent; remoter male ancestor”) (whence French grand-père); the English word is analysable as grand- + father. Superseded earlier eldfather, elderfather. The verb is derived from the noun.

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