单词 | paterfamilias |
释义 | pa·ter·fa·mil·ias /ˌpeɪtəfəˈmiːliæs $ ˌpɑːtərfəˈmiːliəs/ noun [countable] formal a father or a man who is the head of a family 父亲;〔男性〕家长,一家之主Examples from the Corpuspaterfamilias• As a paterfamilias, Charlemagne did well.• In days to come as a staid married man and paterfamilias I shall remember my darling Lily with affection ...• Then they became part of the family-Ellwood as paterfamilias.• After six wives and eight children, he emerges as a smiling paterfamilias.• Mat, winsome, handsome, pipe-smoking paterfamilias, introduced us to the fishermen at the table.Origin paterfamilias (1400-1500) Latin “father of a family”pa·ter·fa·mil·ias nounChineseSyllable is the Corpus of head man who a a father a or |
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