paternal

形容词父亲的; 父系的; 父亲（般）的; 父方的

形容词fatherly

形容词maternal

形容词

1. 父亲的, 似父亲的, 家长式统治的：Condescending 谦逊的, 故意屈尊的, 有优越感的 | Paternal 父亲的, 似父亲的, 家长式统治的 | Cynical 愤世嫉俗的, 讽刺的, 冷嘲的

2. 父本的：patellar reflex 膝跳反射 | paternal 父本的 | paternal inheritance 父体遗传

3. 亲本的,亲代的,父本的：patchy疏丛的 | paternal亲本的,亲代的,父本的 | paternal form亲本型,父本型

1. 父亲的；父亲般的
    Paternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind father towards his child.

    e.g. ...paternal love for his children...
           对子女的父爱
    e.g. He put his hand under her chin in an almost paternal gesture.
           他以近乎父亲的姿态用手托着她的下巴。

2. 父系的；父亲一方的
    A paternal relative is one that is related through a person's father rather than their mother.

    e.g. ...my paternal grandparents.
           我的祖父母

1. It was only after patriarchy completely replaced matriarchy that the distinction between maternal and paternal surnames disappeared.

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2. " The biologic link between advanced paternal age and low Apgar scores is unknown, " Sun and colleagues say.

3. Japanese Filipino children living both in Japan and Philippines have been fighting for recognition from their paternal homeland for decades.

4. This was " unreasonable behaviour " according to his angry wife and this act of paternal generosity ended their marriage.

5. It was the grave stone of Lily Klebanoff Blake's paternal grandmother.

6. The largest multinationals in Western nations have no such pull because they lack the paternal responsibilities bestowed upon SOE's by the central government.

7. She said that suggests paternal health has a role to play in pregnancy complications, and more research will be done to explore that.

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8. His paternal instincts were aroused and he took them into his care, never leaving them for a minute.

9. " Maternal and paternal family histories each only tell half of the genetic story, " he noted.

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10. Obama gets a good response when he talks about paternal responsibility in front of black audiences.

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