庆祝父亲节！活用9种【父亲英文片语】探索各种父亲形象

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父亲节要到了，英文有许多形容爸爸的片语与惯用语，你知道多少呢？什么是grandfather clause？ a chip off the old block？ twinkle in one's father's eye？另外father figure、sugar daddy、deadbeat dad又是怎么样的父亲形象呢？让我们一起探索9种【父亲英文片语】，看看有哪些有趣的惯用语与用法。二话不说，马上往下看，你也可以成为活用跟「父亲」相关英文片语的高手！

父亲英文片语1：father figure 父亲般的人物

figure 是人物、外型、风姿的意思。 A father figure 是一个令人尊重的长辈或领袖，因为他像父亲一样提供建议和帮助。

剑桥字典解释：an older man who you treat like a father, especially by asking for his advice, help, or support

例句：Mr. James is the father figure as far as the child is concerned.
在这孩子的心目中, 詹姆斯先生与父亲无异。

父亲英文片语2：a chip off the old block/like father like son 有其父必有其子

chip 是碎屑，block 是木块，a chip off the old block 木头切下来的木屑，有一样的纹路或特征，好比汉语常说的「简直是一个模子里刻出来的」，比喻相貌品行酷似父亲或母亲的人，但通常指儿子酷似父亲，等同like father like son 有其父必有其子或是like mother, like daughter 有其母必有其女。

剑桥字典解释：someone who is very similar in character to their father or mother

例句：Your son is a chip off the old block. I think he's going to be a good person just like his father.
你儿子跟你老公就是一个模子印出来的。我觉得他会成为跟他老爸一样棒的人。
Jim is really kind and always gives his seat up for a lady. Like father like son.
吉姆真的很善良，总是让位给一位女士。有其父必有其子。

父亲英文片语3：twinkle in (one's) father's eye未出生时

twinkle 是闪烁、瞬间的意思。这句片语源于一首歌词写when you were a smile on your mother's lips and a twinkle in your daddy's eye 描述父亲对母亲恩爱之前的那种愉悦表情，也就是事情发生在母亲怀孕之前，发生在你尚未出生之前。

剑桥字典解释：at a time before someone was born

例句：I never knew my grandparents—they died when I was a twinkle in my father's eye. 我从来不认识我的祖父母。他们在我尚未出生时就去世了。

父亲英文片语4：not your father's 不是你父辈的

非常现代的，不再是老一辈所期望或习惯的。如果有人告诉你这台车is not your father's car，这台车可能具有革命性的新技术是上一代从未见过的，例如车可以漂浮在天空或水面上。

剑桥字典解释：very modern or updated; no longer what an older generation would expect or be used to

例句：With wireless Internet and touch-screen monitors integrated into the desks in each classroom, this is certainly not your father's high school anymore.
现在每间教室的桌子都配备了无线网路和触控萤幕，这肯定不是你父辈的高中了。

父亲英文片语5：founding father 开创者

founding father 指重要机构或思想的创建者；该片语大写时，可以代称美国奠基者，尤其是美国制宪会议的成员。

剑桥字典解释：someone who establishes an important organization or idea; one of a group of men who started the United States as a country and wrote its constitution

例句：Alan Newell was the founding father of artificial intelligence.
艾伦•纽厄尔是人工智慧理论的创始人。

父亲英文片语6：the granddaddy of 始祖

当我们说某物或某人是the granddaddy of 时，意思是他们是开先例、最重要或最伟大的模范。

剑桥字典解释：the biggest, most important, or most powerful event or person of their type

例句：That was the granddaddy of all typhoons, according to the weather forecaster. 根据天气预报员的说法，那是所有台风的始祖。

父亲英文片语7：grandfather clause 不溯既往条款

grandfather clause「祖父条款」是法律用语，指不溯既往条款，该法只适用于其生效以后的行为，对其生效以前的行为不得适用。该片语源于美国歧视黑人的历史，当时美国南部一些州的宪法中添加了一项条款，豁免白人不受限制的投票权，同时剥夺黑人的选举权。如果某人从祖父条款中受益，你可以说They have been grandfathered in.

剑桥字典解：a part of a new law or rule that allows someone to continue to do or to have something that a new law or rule makes illegal

例句：Guns purchased before the ban were protected by a grandfather clause.
在禁令之前购买的枪支受到不溯既往条款的保护。

父亲英文片语8：sugar daddy 干爹

英文俚语干爹或凯子爹，通常指年纪大的男子送礼物或金钱以博取年轻女子欢心的，如用包养来换取关系，被包养的女性称为sugar baby，如果不只一位干爹，次要干爹称side daddy；如果换成是女方包养称sugar mama。

剑桥字典解释：a wealthy, usually older man who gives money or gifts to a younger person in return for sexual favors or companionship

例句：All she wants is found herself a sugar daddy. 她想要的就是找个干爹而已。

父亲英文片语9：deadbeat dad 失职父亲

deadbeat 指赖债不还的，deadbeat dad 指不尽责的父亲，对已分居或离婚的妻子和孩子拒不给付抚养费的父亲，是美国社会极为鄙视的一种人。

Merriam 字典解释：a father who owes money to his former wife to help raise their children but does not pay it

例句：He was described as a 'deadbeat dad' for failing to provide financial support for his son. 由于未能为儿子提供经济支援，他被形容是「失职父亲」。

总结：9种【父亲英文片语】

现在我们来总结一下，今天学到9 种跟「父亲」相关的英文片语：

1. father figure 父亲般的人物
2. a chip off the old block/like father like son 有其父必有其子
3. twinkle in (one's) father's eye 未出生时
4. not your father's 不是你父辈的
5. founding father 开创者
6. the granddaddy of 始祖
7. grandfather clause 不溯既往条款
8. sugar daddy 干爹
9. deadbeat dad 失职父亲

以上是9种【父亲英文片语】，原来跟父亲有关的惯用语还真不少，相信大家今后都能活用这些跟父亲有关的片语，在这里也预祝天下的爸爸们「父亲节快乐Happy Father's Day」！

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