fatherly

UK //ˈfɑːðəli//US //ˈfɑːðərli//

词源

来自古英语 fæderlic，由 father（父亲）加后缀 -ly（表示具有...特性）构成。

❶ 形容像父亲一样的，表现出父亲特有的关爱、保护和指导等特质。

“He gave me some fatherly advice when I was feeling lost.”

（当我感到迷茫时，他给了我一些父亲般的建议。）

“The teacher had a fatherly attitude towards his students.”

（这位老师对他的学生有一种父亲般的态度。）

同义词:paternal, protective, caring

fatherly love — 指父亲对子女特有的那种深沉、保护性的爱。

“He always showed fatherly love to his children, even when they made mistakes.”

（他总是对孩子们表现出父爱，即使他们犯了错误。）

fatherly figure — 指在某人生活中扮演父亲角色的人，不一定是亲生父亲。

“After his father passed away, his uncle became a fatherly figure to him.”

（他父亲去世后，叔叔成了他生活中的父亲形象。）