paterfamilias

/ˌpeɪtər fəˈmɪliəs/ /ˌpætər fəˈmɪliəs/

Meanings

noun

一家之主，族长

A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.

Examples :

"Grandpa Joe, the paterfamilias, always made the final decision about where the family would spend Christmas. "

老乔爷爷是一家之主，家里圣诞节去哪里过，总是他说了算。

Related Words

about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

活动的，走动的。

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

在和吉兰-巴雷综合征搏斗之后，我花了六个月的时间才能再次恢复活动，到处走动。

where noun

/wɛə(ɹ)/ /wɛəɹ/

地方，场所

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

一篇好的文章会涵盖人物（谁）、事件（什么）、时间（何时）、地点（何地）、原因（为何）和方式（如何）。

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

总是，一直，始终。

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

飞机作为一种交通工具，并不是一直都存在的。

christmas noun

/ˈkrɪsməs/

圣诞节

"We celebrate Christmas with our family every year."

我们每年都和家人一起庆祝圣诞节。

grandpa noun

/ˈɡɹæmpɑː/

爷爷，外公

"My grandpa told me a funny story about his childhood. "

我爷爷给我讲了一个关于他童年的有趣故事。

tribe noun

/tɹaɪb/

部落，氏族

"The students in the debate club formed a close-knit tribe, supporting each other through practice and competitions. "

辩论社的学生们形成了一个紧密的群体，像一个小部落一样，在练习和比赛中互相支持。

household noun

/ˈhaʊshəʊld/ /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

家庭，户，一家人

"The entire household enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner together. "

全家人一起享用了一顿美味的感恩节晚餐。

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

决定，决策

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

经过仔细考虑后，这个学生做出了关于去哪所大学的决定。

spend noun

/spɛnd/

花费，支出

"I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

对不起，老板，这个月的广告花费又超出预算了。

would noun

/wʊd/ /wəd/

可能性，潜在性。

"A promotion at work would be a great reward for his hard work. "

工作上的晋升对他努力工作来说会是个很大的回报 (Gōngzuò shàng de jìnshēng duì tā nǔlì gōngzuò lái shuō huì shì gè hěn dà de huíbào.)

final noun

/ˈfaɪ.nəl/

期末考试, 结业考试

"The final for history was on Friday. "

历史课的期末考试是星期五。