father
/ˈfɑðɚ/KK
fɑ·ðɚ
變化形
fathers
1.
父親;爸爸
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」。
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
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。
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
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 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
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。