音标：[pә'tә:nl]
a. 父亲的, 父系的, 似父亲的, 得自父亲的, 家长式统治的
【法】 父系的, 父亲的
在线英汉词典

paternal的短语、例句：

paternal adj 1 of a father; fatherly 父亲的; 父亲般的
paternal affection, authority 父爱、 父亲的威信
He has a paternal concern for your welfare, ie like that of a father for his child. 他像慈父般关怀你. 2 related through one´s father 父系的
her paternal grandmother, ie her father´s mother 她的祖母. Cf 参看 maternal.