新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

paternal

英  [pəˈtɜːnəl]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1父亲的

    Paternal is used to describe feelings or actions that are typical of those of a kind father towards his child.

    近义词

    fatherly

    双语例句

    例:

    paternal love for his children.

    对他孩子们的父爱。

    例:

    Maternal and paternal instincts are those behaviours which a mother or father performs without conscious thought.

    母亲和父亲的本能是指一位母亲或父亲不假思索的行为。 。

    2父系的 , 父亲一方的

    A paternal relative is one that is related through a person's father rather than their mother.

    双语例句

    例:

    my paternal grandparents.

    我的祖父母。

    例:

    His paternal uncle had been diagnosed with cancer.

    他叔叔被诊断出患了癌症。 。