paternal

[US]/pə'tɜːn(ə)l/
[UK]/pə'tɝnl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 父亲的;得自父亲的;父亲般的

Phrases & Collocations

paternal figure

父亲般的人

paternal instinct

父爱本能

paternal love

父爱

paternal bond

父子情

paternal guidance

父亲指导

paternal influence

父亲的影响

paternal aunt

姑母

Example Sentences

be related on the paternal side

是父方的亲戚

he reasserted his paternal authority.

他重申他的父权。

my elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me.

新闻编辑室中的长辈像父亲一样对待我。

his father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters.

他的父亲和祖父是瓷器上色工。

My father wrote me a letter full of his paternal love for me.

我父亲给我写了一封充满父爱的信。

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