新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

paternalIELTS重点词汇

英 [pəˈtɜːnəl]

[ADJ]

词汇频率：

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。。

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