fatherly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɑːðəli/    美 /ˈfɑðɚli/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
    — fatherly advice
  2. Befitting of a father; protective, paternal.
副词 adv.
  1. In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father.
    — Exhorting him fatherlie to giue ouer that course.

词形变化

more fatherly comparative most fatherly superlative more fatherly comparative most fatherly superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
fatherliness unfatherly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English faderly, from Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-West Germanic *faderlīk, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”), equivalent to father + -ly. Cognate with West Frisian faderlik (“fatherly”), Dutch vaderlijk (“fatherly”), German väterlich (“fatherly”), Danish faderlig (“fatherly”), Swedish faderlig (“fatherly”), Icelandic föðurlegur (“fatherly”) . Doublet of fatherlike.
词源 2
From Middle English faderly, fadirly, from Old English fæderlīċe (“in a fatherly way, as a father”), equivalent to father + -ly.
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