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father

/ˈfɑðɚ/KK

fɑ·ðɚ

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國小
難度 2 個音節、3 個義項
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fathers

1.
父親;爸爸
極常用

男性家長,或某人的男性親生父母。

用法:通常為可數名詞。談論家人時常說「my father」;直接叫父親時,通常說「Dad」,而不是「Father」。

father and son
father and daughter
my father
her father
a single father

Her father made breakfast for the family on Sunday.

她爸爸星期天為全家做早餐。

My father drives me to school when it rains.

下雨時,我爸爸會開車送我去上學。

還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
祖先;始祖;創始人
常用
正式

在某個組織、思想、領域或群體的早期發展中具有重要創建或奠基地位的男性。

用法:「the father of+領域/事物」表示「某領域或事物之父」。這種說法有時是傳統尊稱,未必表示該人是唯一的創立者。

a founding father
the father of modern science
the father of a nation
one of the Founding Fathers

His father has a new TV.

他的爸爸有一台新電視。

My father is a good man.

我的爸爸是一個好人。

3.
神父
常用
正式

對某些基督教教派男性神職人員的尊稱,尤其常見於天主教。

用法:作頭銜時通常寫作「Father+姓氏」。若指一般身分,可說「a Catholic priest」。

Father Chen
Father John
a Catholic Father

Father welcomed visitors after the service.

神父在禮拜結束後歡迎訪客。

The students asked their father about the church's history.

學生們問他們的父親有關這座教堂的歷史。

常見錯誤

I went to school by my father's car.

I went to school in my father's car.

He is my father. I call him Father every day.

He is my father. I call him Dad every day.

My father is a engineer.

My father is an engineer.

相關字詞
dad 近義
daddy 近義
mother 反義
parent 上位
stepfather 下位
fatherhood 同源詞
fatherly 同源詞
學習提示

・「father」可指生父,也可依情境指養父、繼父或扮演父親角色的人。

・「Father」大寫時,常是對神父的稱呼或頭銜;一般的「father」不大寫。

・「father」在「the father of modern...」這類固定說法中,意為某領域的奠基者。

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