grandfather

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/|/ˈɡɹændˌfɑːðə/    美 /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/|[ˈɡɹ̠(ʷ)ẽˑə̯̃n(d)ˌfɑˑðɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A father of someone's parent.
    — Grandfather, Father, and Son. The Father diſſeiſeth the Grandfather and dies, the Son endows the Mother, the Grandfather dies, the Son may enter upon the Mother; for he hath a new Right deſcended to him from the Grandfather, for the Grandfather might have entred upon the Mother, ſo ſhall his Heir.
  2. A male forefather. broadly
    — Brethren: Here is the pipe which your grandfathers used to smoke with when they met together in councils of peace. And here is some of that good tobacco, prepared for our grandfathers from God:—When you shall taste of it, you shall feel it through all your body; and it will put you in remembrance of the good councils your grandfathers used to hold with the English, your brethren, and that ancient friendship they had together.
  3. The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
    — File C is the grandfather because it was used to create file B.
动词 v.
  1. To be, or act as, a grandfather to. transitive
  2. To retain discontinued laws or rules for (an object, individual or organization previously affected by them). US,transitive
    — Had the original work been permitted, it would be grandfathered into any code changes each time they occurred, Arvada officials said. The latest came in 2006.

词形变化

grandfathers plural grandfathers present,singular,third-person grandfathering participle,present grandfathered participle,past grandfathered past grandfathers present,singular,third-person grandfathering participle,present grandfathered participle,past grandfathered past

词汇关系

近义词
ayle elderfather eldfather goodsire gramp grampa gramps grampop gran granda grandad grandaddy granddad granddaddy grandfather grandpa grandpap grandpapa grandpappy grandpaw grandpop grandsire granfer granpappy granther nonno pa pap papa papaw pappaw pappy pawpaw peepaw pepaw pop-pop poppy zayde
反义词
grandmother grandchild granddaughter grandson
上位词
grandparent relative
衍生词
co-grandfather GILF grandfather chair grandfather clause grandfather clock grandfatherhood grandfather-in-law grandfatherish grandfatherism grandfatherless grandfatherly grandfather paradox grandfather rights grandfathership grandfather shirt great-grandfather great-great-grandfather great great great grandfather stepgrandfather you kiss your grandfather with that mouth
相关词
old man

词源

词源 1
The noun is derived from Middle English grandfadre, graundfadir, graunfadir, grauntfader, and other forms, from graunt (“big, large; great, important”) + fā̆der (“male parent, father; remoter male ancestor”), probably modelled after Middle French grandpere, grant pere (“male parent; remoter male ancestor”) (whence French grand-père); the English word is analysable as grand- + father. Superseded earlier eldfather, elderfather. The verb is derived from the noun.
词源 2
From grandfather clause: see grandfather (etymology 1) and clause.
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