paternal

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a. 父亲的, 父系的, 似父亲的, 得自父亲的, 家长式统治的 [法] 父系的, 父亲的

发音

UK /pəˈtɜː.nəl/
US /pəˈtɜɹ.nəl/

词形变化

paternals 复数 paternals more paternal 比较级 most paternal 最高级

别名

paternall

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person related through the father, or his side of the family; a paternal relative.

    罕用
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

    父亲的

    父系

    母系

    paternal grandfather

  2. 2.

    Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

    Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.

  3. 3.

    Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

    Received or inherited from one's father.

  4. 4.

    Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

    Acting as a father.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

maternal parental agnate agnatic

反义词 1

maternal

近义相关 4

related fatherly paternalistic fatherlike

参见 1

patriarchal

相关短语

paternal uncle 伯父 paternal aunt 姑 paternal grandfather 爷爷 paternal custody paternal grandmother 祖母 paternal grandfathers paternal uncles paternal aunts paternal cousin 堂兄 paternal grandmothers paternal cousins paternal grandchild paternal half-uncle paternal half aunt

词源

From Old French paternal (“of a father”) (12th c.), from Vulgar Latin paternālis (“paternal”), from Latin paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”), from pater (“father”).

来源：wiktionary