paternal meaning in English
adj.
1.父亲的；像父亲的。
2.父方的；父系的；得自父亲的，世袭的。
短语和例子
adv.
-ly
父亲似的。
Examples
- He had an almost paternal fondness for pen .
他几乎象父亲一样爱护潘。 - The paternal longing ran afoul of her own desire .
父亲的愿望和她的心愿相冲突。 - Tom's voice groped unsuccessfully for the paternal note .
汤姆竭力装出父辈的口吻，可是并不成功。 - The paternal laugh was echoed by joseph, who thought the joke capital .
乔瑟夫觉得这次恶作剧妙不可言、也跟着爸爸一起大笑。 - Her paternal aunt, mrs. varian, once spread the rumor that isabel was writing a book .
她的姑妈瓦里安太太有一次散布谣言，说伊莎贝尔正在写一本书。