paternalKK [pəˋtɝnəl] /pəˈtɝnəl/發音形容詞1父親的、父親般的、慈父般的He spoke to the young players with genuine paternal concern.他以真誠的父親般的關懷對那些年輕球員說話。2父系的、父方的My paternal grandmother grew up on a farm in the south.我的奶奶在南部的農場長大。3父方繼承的、得自父親的正式He inherited the land through the paternal line.他透過父系這一支繼承了那塊土地。4家長式的、自以為是關愛的貶義Her paternal tone annoyed the staff at every meeting.她那種家長式的語氣每次開會都讓員工很反感。