paternalistic

形容詞

1. 1

   家長式的、父權式的多含貶義

   His paternalistic attitude toward younger staff annoyed everyone in the office.

   他對年輕員工那種家長式的態度讓辦公室裡的人都很反感。

2. 2

   過度保護的、干預過多的

   Critics call the new rules paternalistic and say adults can decide for themselves.

   批評者認為新規定過度保護，成年人有能力自己做決定。