| 单词 | paternal |
| 释义 | paternal (pətɜːʳnəl ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Paternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind father towards his child. ...paternal love for his children. He put his hand under her chin in an almost paternal gesture. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A paternal relative is one that is related through a person's father rather than their mother. ...my paternal grandparents. Synonyms: patrilineal, patrimonial Collocations: paternal love You're left with the feeling that the film-makers don't see a conf lict between the profit motive and paternal love. Times, Sunday Times For a few brief scenes last night paternal love was allowed dimly to flicker inside the cavern of his psyche. Times, Sunday Times It became permissible to express paternal love. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 父亲的 Japanese: 父親らしい |
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