
好词典

源自古英语 fæderian(作为父亲),与 father 同源,16世纪后发展出比喻用法。
❶ 指某人成为孩子的父亲,通常强调生育或抚养关系。也可比喻为某事物的创始者或促成者。
“He fathered three children during his lifetime.”
(他一生中养育了三个孩子。)
“The scientist is often fathered with the invention of this technology.”
(这位科学家常被认为是该技术的发明者。)
father a child — 指生育或承认自己是孩子的生父,常用于法律或家庭语境中。
“He refused to father the child despite DNA evidence.”
(尽管有DNA证据,他仍拒绝承认是孩子的生父。)
father an idea — 比喻某人最先提出某个创意或理论,强调创始者的角色。
“The professor fathered the revolutionary concept in his early papers.”
(教授在其早期论文中提出了这个革命性概念。)