英语单词 | paternity |
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英美音标 | 英 [pə'tɜːnəti] 美 [pə'tɜːrnəti] |
中文释义 | n.父权;父子关系 |
英语例句 | (1) The case is finally decided by an argument about paternity. (2) Lawyers are also arguing over the paternity of Smith's baby girl. (3) The paternity test proves that he is not actually the child's father. |
中文例句 | (1) 这个案例最后是根据有关父权的辩论而判定的。 (2) 律师们也在继续争论史密斯幼女生父的问题。 (3) 经亲子鉴定证实, 他确实不是这孩子的父亲。 |
vocabulary简明 | Use the noun paternity to describe the relationship a father has to his child. You might say, "His paternity is so clear — his daughter has the same red hair that he does!" |
vocabulary扩展 | Fatherhood and the connection between a father and child is what paternity is all about, but the word most often comes up in legal situations. Attorneys use the word paternity when there is a question about who a child's biological father is or what kind of financial or legal responsibility he has. The Latin root is paternus, "relating to a father," from pater, "father." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]父亲身份 Paternity is the state or fact of being the father of a particular child. [FORMAL 正式]
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