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grandfather

/ˈɡrænˌdfɑðɚ/KK

/ˈɡɹænˌdfɑðɚ/IPA

ɡræn·dfɑ·ðɚ

練發音
名詞
國小
難度 3 個音節、11 個字母
家庭
family term
also used as a verb
變化形
複數

grandfathers

1.
祖父;外祖父;爺爺;外公;阿公
極常用

父母其中一方的父親

用法:可數名詞。前面有所有格或其他限定詞時,不使用冠詞,例如「my grandfather」或「the grandfather」。直接稱呼家人時,也可使用較口語的稱呼。

my paternal grandfather
visit my grandfather
live with my grandfather
my grandfather
my maternal grandfather

My grandfather takes me fishing on weekends.

我爺爺週末會帶我去釣魚。

還有 1 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
使既有的人、組織或安排免受新規定限制;使既有對象繼續適用舊規定
較少用
正式

因為某人或某事物在新規定生效前已經存在,所以讓其繼續適用原有規定或獲得豁免

用法:通常與介系詞「in」連用,表示讓既有對象獲得豁免或保留原有資格;被動結構「be grandfathered in」很常見。

grandfather someone in
grandfather an existing member in
be grandfathered in
grandfather clause
grandfather rights

Students who joined before the new rule were grandfathered in.

在新規定前加入的學生可以繼續保有原來的權利。

常見錯誤

The school grandfathered the old students under the new rule.

The school grandfathered the existing students in under the new rule.

My grandfather has seventy years old.

My grandfather is seventy years old.

I visited grandfather yesterday.

I visited my grandfather yesterday.

相關字詞
grandfather clock 常見搭配
grandpa 近義
granddad 近義
grandfather clause 常見搭配
grandmother 常見搭配
grandparent 上位
grandchild 常見搭配
學習提示

・在台灣中文中,「爺爺」通常指父親的父親,「外公」通常指母親的父親;英文的「grandfather」不區分父系與母系。

・「grandpa」和「granddad」比「grandfather」口語;正式文件通常使用「grandfather」。

・動詞用法與家庭稱謂無關,主要用於規定與政策語境。

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