paternal

paternal读音音标

英 [pəˈtɜ:nl]

美 [pəˈtɜrnl]

paternal意思解释

adj.

父亲的；

父亲（般）的；

父系的；

父方的

英英释义

adj.

belonging to or inherited from one\'s father

\"spent his childhood on the paternal farm\"; \"paternal traits\"

characteristic of a father

relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

同义词：parentalmaternal

related on the father\'s side

\"a paternal aunt\"

同义词：agnateagnatic

词组短语

paternal aunt

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)The paternal longing ran on allfours with her own desire.父亲的愿望和她的心愿几乎完全一致。Yet she seems never fully to have absorbed that piece of paternal wisdom.然而她似乎完全没有吸收到父亲的哪怕一丁点智慧。