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paternal

/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/

Meanings
adjective

父亲的, paternal 方面的.

Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family

Examples :

"paternal grandfather"
父亲那边的爷爷
family toefl

Related Words

Illustration comforting

comforting verb

/ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/ /ˈkʌmfərtɪn/

安慰，抚慰。

"Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad."

罗伯安慰了亚伦，因为他迷路了，而且非常伤心。

Illustration fatherly

fatherly adjective

/ˈfɑːðəli/ /ˈfɑðɚli/

慈父般的， 父亲般的。

"fatherly advice"

慈父般的建议

Illustration guiding

guiding verb

/ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

引导，带领。

"The teacher is guiding the students through the difficult math problem. "

老师正在引导学生们解决这道难题。

Illustration pertaining

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

属于，关于。

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

关于我的汽车保险索赔的所有文件现在都已经提交了。

Illustration received

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

收到，接到，获得

"She received many presents for her birthday."

她生日的时候收到了很多礼物。

Illustration inherited

inherited verb

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/

继承，承继.

"Your descendants will inherit the earth."

你的后裔必承受这地为业。

Illustration characteristic

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

特点，特征。

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

新鲜出炉的面包那种独特的香味总是让我想起我奶奶的厨房。

Illustration father

father noun

/ˈfaːðə/ /ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɑðɚ/

父亲，爸爸

"My father was a strong influence on me."

我父亲对我影响很大。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration relatives

relatives noun

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/

亲戚，家属

"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"

为什么我的亲戚们总是谈论性话题？

Illustration filicide

filicide noun

/ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

杀子者，弑子者

"The news reported a tragic case of filicide after a mother confessed to killing her infant son. "

新闻报道了一起令人痛心的弑子案件，一位母亲坦白杀害了她的幼子。

Illustration behaving

behaving verb

/bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ /beɪˈheɪvɪŋ/

表现，举止。

"You need to behave yourself, young lady."

小姑娘，你要规矩点。