
father
词源
源自古英语'fæder',源自原始日耳曼语'fadēr',与拉丁语'pater'、希腊语'patēr'同源,均来自原始印欧语词根'pəter-'(父亲)。
noun
❶ 指一个人的男性父母,即爸爸。在家庭中通常指有子女的成年男性,承担养育和保护的责任。
“My father taught me how to ride a bike when I was five.”
(我五岁时,父亲教我骑自行车。)
“Her father works as a doctor in the local hospital.”
(她的父亲在当地医院当医生。)
❶ 用于尊称或指代具有权威、创始或精神领袖地位的男性,如神父或创始人。
“The priest is addressed as 'Father' in the Catholic Church.”
(在天主教会中,神父被尊称为'Father'。)
“George Washington is often called the father of the United States.”
(乔治·华盛顿常被称为美国国父。)
verb
❶ 指成为某人的父亲,或指男性使女性受孕并生育后代的行为。
“He fathered three children with his first wife.”
(他与第一任妻子育有三个孩子。)
“The king fathered many illegitimate children.”
(这位国王有许多私生子女。)
❶ 比喻性地指创造、发明或发起某事物,成为其起源或推动者。
“He is credited with fathering the modern computer industry.”
(他被认为是现代计算机产业的奠基人。)
“The philosopher fathered many important theories in ethics.”
(这位哲学家提出了伦理学中的许多重要理论。)
常见短语
father figure — 指在某人生活中扮演父亲角色的男性,提供指导、支持和保护,不一定是亲生父亲。
“After his dad passed away, his uncle became a father figure to him.”
(父亲去世后,叔叔成为了他生活中的父亲角色。)
like father, like son — 谚语,表示儿子在性格或行为上与父亲相似,常用于观察到父子共同特点时。
“He's just as stubborn as his dad - like father, like son!”
(他和他爸爸一样固执——真是有其父必有其子!)
founding father — 特指美国建国元勋,也泛指任何组织、国家或运动的创始人和重要奠基者。
“Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States.”
(本杰明·富兰克林是美国的开国元勋之一。)