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dad

UK /dæd/US /dæd/

词源

源自16世纪英语对儿童用语dadda的简化,模仿婴儿最早能发出的音节。

noun

❶ 对父亲的非正式称呼,常用于口语中表达亲昵或日常对话,比father更随意亲切。

“My dad taught me how to ride a bike when I was five.”

(我五岁时爸爸教我骑自行车。)

“Can I borrow your car, dad?”

(爸爸,我能借你的车吗?)

同义词:father, daddy, papa, pop

常见短语

stay-at-home dad — 指全职在家照顾孩子和家庭的父亲,与传统母亲角色对调的家庭模式。

“He became a stay-at-home dad after his wife got a high-paying job.”

(妻子得到高薪工作后,他成为了全职爸爸。)