early 15c., from Old French paternal "of a father" (12c.), from Medieval Latin paternalis, from Latin paternus "of a father, fatherly," from pater (see father (n.)).
雙語例句
1. He put his hand under her chin in an almost paternal gesture.
他以近乎父親的姿態(tài)用手托著她的下巴。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He gave me a piece of paternal advice.
他給了我慈父般的忠告。
來自《權威詞典》
3. I was brought up by my paternal aunt.
我是姑姑扶養(yǎng)大的.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. "Kurt Kohn was my paternal grandfather's name," Laura said when she found her voice.
“庫爾特·科恩是我祖父的名字，”克服了恐懼的勞拉開口說道。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.