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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   paternal

   • IPA[pəˈtərn(ə)l]

   美式

   • adj.
     of or appropriate to a father；showing a kindness and care associated with a father; fatherly
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. of or appropriate to a father he reasserted his paternal authority 同義詞 on one's father's side, patrilineal, patrimonial反義詞 maternal
   • ▪ showing a kindness and care associated with a father; fatherly my elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me 同義詞 fatherly, fatherlike, patriarchal, protective, vigilant, ... 更多concerned, solicitous, kindly, warm, friendly, benevolent, compassionate, sympathetic
   • ▪ related through the father his father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters