Father

['fɑːðə] or ['fɑðɚ]

解释:

(noun.) God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; 'hear our prayers, Heavenly Father'.

(noun.) a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); 'his father was born in Atlanta'.

(noun.) `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military.

(noun.) a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; 'the tennis fathers ruled in her favor'; 'the city fathers endorsed the proposal'.

编辑:马克斯--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.

(n.) A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.

(n.) One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance, affetionate care, counsel, or protection.

(n.) A respectful mode of address to an old man.

(n.) A senator of ancient Rome.

(n.) A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a confessor (called also father confessor), or a priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative assembly, etc.

(n.) One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.

(n.) One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or teacher.

(n.) The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity.

(v. t.) To make one's self the father of; to beget.

(v. t.) To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.).

(v. t.) To provide with a father.

盖尔校对

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Male parent.[2]. Ancestor, forefather, progenitor.[3]. Creator, maker, originator, author, inventor.

v. a. [1]. Adopt.[2]. Assume the authorship of.

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