paternal

英 [pəˈtɜːnl]

美 [pəˈtɜːrnl]

adj. 父亲的; 慈父般的; 父系的

Collins.1 / BNC.15060 / COCA.12688

牛津词典

adj.

父亲的；慈父般的
connected with being a father; typical of a kind father
1. paternal love
  父爱
2. He gave me a piece of paternal advice.
  他给了我慈父般的忠告。
父系的
related through the father's side of the family
1. my paternal grandmother (= my father's mother)
  我的祖母

ADJ-GRADED 父亲的；父亲般的
Paternalis used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind father towards his child.
1. ...paternal love for his children...
  对子女的父爱
2. He put his hand under her chin in an almost paternal gesture.
  他以近乎父亲的姿态用手托着她的下巴。
ADJ 父系的；父亲一方的
Apaternalrelative is one that is related through a person's father rather than their mother.
1. ...my paternal grandparents.
  我的祖父母

adj

relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
1. parental guidance
Synonym:parentalmaternal
characteristic of a father
related on the father's side
1. a paternal aunt
Synonym:agnateagnatic
belonging to or inherited from one's father
1. spent his childhood on the paternal farm
2. paternal traits

He put his hand under her chin in an almost paternal gesture.
他以近乎父亲的姿态用手托着她的下巴。
A quarrel broke out between father and son. The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire.
父亲的愿望和她的心愿相冲突。
And now, O excellent Vizier, the excess of my paternal anxiety inclines me to sleep.
啊，杰出的首相，作为父亲，过分的焦虑使我累得想睡觉了。
Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
相对于母本DNA，基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。
I hate his paternal attitude.
我最厌恶他爱干涉的态度。
It is an outpouring of the heart, breathing a wholly spontaneous and paternal intimacy.
这是一个源源不断的心脏，呼吸完全自发和父亲亲近。
These include the expense of having children, changed relationships with partners and fear of paternal responsibility.
这些压力包括养育孩子的费用、夫妻之间关系的变化以及对承担父亲责任所产生的恐惧。
Some of my paternal cousin sisters had come back.
我的一些堂姐都回来了。
Everyone has two paternal grandparents and two maternal grandparents.
每个人都有两个属于父系的祖父母和母系的祖父母。
She says her paternal grandmother ignored her throughout her childhood because she was a girl.
她说，在她的整个童年时期，她祖母都无视她，就因为她是个女孩。