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

'Kurt Kohn was my paternal grandfather's name,' Laura said when she found her voice.
“库尔特·科恩是我祖父的名字，”克服了恐惧的劳拉开口说道。
It is an outpouring of the heart, breathing a wholly spontaneous and paternal intimacy.
这是一个源源不断的心脏，呼吸完全自发和父亲亲近。
His father and his paternal grandfather both became four-star United States Navy admirals.
他父亲和祖父都成为四星级的美国海军提督。
His letter was filled with paternal love for his children.
他的信充满对子女的父爱。
The authority of the sachem within the gens was paternal, and purely moral in character;
酋长在氏族内部的权力，是父亲般的、纯粹道德性质的；
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。
This is a natural instinct, a maternal and paternal instinct that comes with humans.
这是人类的天性，是母性、父性使然。
You will notice I am not addressing the paternal side of this issue only the maternal.
你会注意到在这个问题上我不是站在父亲这边，仅站在母亲这边。
Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
相对于母本DNA，基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。
The Council simply elected me to pursue his paternal tradition.
议会选定我继续他的传统。