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单词 paternal
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paternal
adjective
uk
/pəˈtɜː.nəl/us
/pəˈtɝː.nəl/
typicalof or like afather,especiallyakindfather:
He's very paternal with thebaby.
paternalauthority
coming from orrelatingto someone'sfatheror hissideof thefamily:
My paternalgrandparents(= my father'sparents)wereIrish.我父亲方的祖父母是爱尔兰人。
Ageneralmixingofmaternaland paternalgenesoccursatconception.
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  • Thecoachfeelsvery paternal towards histeam.
  • He gave me a paternalpaton theshoulder.
  • Histonewasfirmbut paternal.
  • Does paternalheightormaternalheightdeterminehowtallyou'll be?
  • His paternalrootswere in Yemen, hismaternalrootsin Syria.
  • His paternalancestorMajorWilliam Hathorne wasknownfor hispersecutionofQuakers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Family: relations in general
  • anti-family
  • aunt
  • auntie
  • baby daddy
  • biologically
  • father
  • fatherhood
  • filial
  • first cousin
  • fraternal
  • kinship
  • kinsman
  • kinswoman
  • kith and kin
  • long-lost
  • relationship
  • relative
  • removed
  • second cousin
  • sib
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paternally
(Definition ofpaternalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
paternal
adjective
uk
/pəˈtɜː.nəl/us
/pəˈtɝː.nəl/
of or like afather
父亲的；父亲般的
He's very paternal(=showingtheaffectionatefeelingsof afather)with thebaby.他对孩子充满父爱。
My paternalgrandparents(= my father'sparents)wereIrish.我父亲方的祖父母是爱尔兰人。
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paternal| American Dictionary

paternal
adjective
us
/pəˈtɜr·nəl/
behavingorfeelingas afatherdoes toward hischild:
Hisfathergave him a good-humored, paternalsmile.
Paternal alsomeansrelatedby way of thefather:
paternalgrandparents
(Definition ofpaternalfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpaternal

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Again, in this application the theory simplifies because of lack of apaternalgenetic effect on the fruits (tomatoes are almost purely maternal tissue).
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Determining thepaternalantigen status through a peripheral blood assay is an important step, which should be undertaken early in the pregnancy.
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Paternalrecognition was important for the child in many ways.
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A different picture emerged using the self-report measures where significant differences were seen in all dimensions exceptpaternalauthoritarianism.
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In the 1-cell embryos after nuclear envelope breakdown, thepaternalgenome was completely separated from the maternal genome.
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During transmission of genetic material from one generation to the next, corresponding sections of maternal andpaternalchromosome copies are sometimes exchanged (genetic recombination).
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Moreover, much higher estimates of the familial component of longevity for daughters are observed when the data are controlled forpaternalage at reproduction.
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Major depression in offspring showed not only the well-known association with maternal depression, but also withpaternaldepression, which has received little previous study.
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There were twice as many significant relationships which came from the maternal side as from thepaternalside of the family.
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In cluster 3, the affected twin reported lesspaternalwarmth and much higher levels of maternal authoritarianism than her unaffected twin.
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In line with this also is thatpaternaldisorders were weakly correlated with maternal disorders.
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That is, maternal information may be designed to inform maternally related kin or suppress misleading information provided bypaternalgenes.
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The maternal uncle might come and take the nephew out of hispaternalhousehold.
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If the two pronuclei, taken from fertilised eggs and transferred into an enucleated egg, are only maternal or onlypaternal, normal development does not occur.
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The fetal inheritance of autosomal dominantpaternalmutations could also be assessed.
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