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paternal
a. 父亲的,似父亲的,得自父亲的

词形变化:

副词:paternally

例句与用法:

  1. Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line.
    父系的与父系血统有关的;以父亲血统为基础的,按父方血统追溯的族系的
  2. A paternal trait.
    从父亲遗传来的特点
  3. The woman on the photo is my paternal grandmother.
    照片上的这个妇人是我祖母。
  4. The employees resented the bosses' paternal attitude.
    雇员们讨厌老板家长式的管理态度。

英英解释:

形容词 paternal:

  1. belonging to or inherited from one's father
  2. characteristic of a father
  3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
  4. 同义词:parental, maternal
  5. related on the father's side
  6. 同义词:agnate, agnatic