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单词 paterfamilias
释义
paterfamiliaspa‧ter‧fa‧mil‧ias /ˌpeɪtəfəˈmiːliæs $ ˌpɑːtərfəˈmiːliəs/ noun [countable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpaterfamilias
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin ‘father of a family’
Examples
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  • After six wives and eight children, he emerges as a smiling paterfamilias.
  • As a paterfamilias, Charlemagne did well.
  • In days to come as a staid married man and paterfamilias I shall remember my darling Lily with affection ...
  • Mat, winsome, handsome, pipe-smoking paterfamilias, introduced us to the fishermen at the table.
  • Then they became part of the family-Ellwood as paterfamilias.
a father or a man who is the head of a family
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