paternal

英 [pəˈtɜːnl]

美 [pəˈtɜːrnl]

adj. 父亲的; 慈父般的; 父系的

Collins.1 / BNC.15060 / COCA.12688

牛津词典

adj.

父亲的；慈父般的
connected with being a father; typical of a kind father
1. paternal love
  父爱
2. He gave me a piece of paternal advice.
  他给了我慈父般的忠告。
父系的
related through the father's side of the family
1. my paternal grandmother (= my father's mother)
  我的祖母

ADJ-GRADED 父亲的；父亲般的
Paternalis used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind father towards his child.
1. ...paternal love for his children...
  对子女的父爱
2. He put his hand under her chin in an almost paternal gesture.
  他以近乎父亲的姿态用手托着她的下巴。
ADJ 父系的；父亲一方的
Apaternalrelative is one that is related through a person's father rather than their mother.
1. ...my paternal grandparents.
  我的祖父母

adj

relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
1. parental guidance
Synonym:parentalmaternal
characteristic of a father
related on the father's side
1. a paternal aunt
Synonym:agnateagnatic
belonging to or inherited from one's father
1. spent his childhood on the paternal farm
2. paternal traits

I was brought up by my paternal aunt.
我是姑姑扶养大的。
Mr Ireland had another think, and decided it was his paternal grandmother who died instead.
爱尔兰先生有了另一个主意，于是宣布，是他的奶奶去世了。
My uncle has a paternal concern for my welfare.
我的舅舅像父亲一样的关爱我。
These include the expense of having children, changed relationships with partners and fear of paternal responsibility.
这些压力包括养育孩子的费用、夫妻之间关系的变化以及对承担父亲责任所产生的恐惧。
I grew up with hearing loss in my family& both my father and paternal grandmother were hard of hearing.
我在重听家庭中长大&我的父亲和奶奶都是重听人。
Some of my paternal cousin sisters had come back.
我的一些堂姐都回来了。
The side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis.
在成熟分裂的前期父方染色体与母方同源染色体的等同的联会。
And now, O excellent Vizier, the excess of my paternal anxiety inclines me to sleep.
啊，杰出的首相，作为父亲，过分的焦虑使我累得想睡觉了。
His letter was filled with paternal love for his children.
他的信充满对子女的父爱。
The Council simply elected me to pursue his paternal tradition.
议会选定我继续他的传统。