词汇 | paterfamilias |
释义 | paterfamiliaspa·ter·fa·mil·ias /ˌpeɪtəfəˈmiːliæs $ ˌpɑːtərfəˈmiːliəs/ noun [countableC] 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 Corpus paterfamilias• 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. (1400-1500) Latin “father of a family” |
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