adj. 父亲的;父亲(般)的;父系的;父方的
网络 像父亲的; 得自父亲的
He gave me a piece of paternal advice.
他给了我慈父般的忠告。
His paternal grandparents, a steward and a housekeeper, possessed even less status, having been servants, and Dickens later concealed their background.
他的祖父母是管家和女管家,甚至还做过地位更低的仆人,后来狄更斯就隐瞒了祖父母的背景。
I was brought up by my paternal aunt.
我是由姑姑拉大的。
What are the four kinds of paternal authority?
四种父母权威是什么?
A paternal contribution may not be as essential as we think.
——父辈的奉献也许并非像我们想的那样必不可少。