mid-15c., "condition of being a father," from Old French paternité (12c.), from Late Latin paternitatem (nominative paternitas) "fatherly care, fatherhood," from Latin paternus "of a father," from pater (see father (n.)). Originally in the ecclesiastical sense; literal sense first recorded 1580s. Meaning "paternal origin" is from 1868.
雙語例句
1. Paternity leave is unlikely to be for longer than two weeks.
父親親子假不太可能超過兩周。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He refused to admit paternity of the child.
他拒不承認(rèn)是那孩子的父親。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. He was tricked into marriage by a false accusation of paternity.
他被誣賴成孩子的父親而被騙結(jié)婚。
來自辭典例句
4. Emerging benefit issues included questions about maternity and paternity leave, and child care.
目前提出的新問題中有的關(guān)系到產(chǎn)假和兒童照料等.
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 政府文件
5. I'd have a paternity test done and take him for millions.