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

Tigger must have a strong maternal, er, paternal instinct.
跳跳虎一定有很强烈的母性，哎，父性本能。
Her blue eyes were a paternal inheritance.
她的蓝眼睛是她父亲遗传给她的。
Her paternal aunt, Mrs varian, once spread the rumour that Isabel was writing a book.
她的姑妈瓦里安太太有一次散布谣言，说伊莎贝尔正在写一本书。
Some of my paternal cousin sisters had come back.
我的一些堂姐都回来了。
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。
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。
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。
Line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family.
追溯父系和母系双边的血统。
His letter was filled with paternal love for his children.
他的信充满对子女的父爱。
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。