慶祝父親節!活用9種【父親英文片語】探索各種父親形象
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父親節要到了,英文有許多形容爸爸的片語與慣用語,你知道多少呢?什麼是grandfather clause?a chip off the old block? twinkle in one's father's eye? 另外 father figure、sugar daddy、deadbeat dad又是怎麼樣的父親形象呢?讓我們一起探索9種【父親英文片語】,看看有哪些有趣的慣用語與用法。二話不說,馬上往下看,你也可以成為活用跟「父親」相關英文片語的高手!
父親英文片語 1:father figure 父親般的人物
figure 是人物、外型、風姿的意思。 A father figure 是一個令人尊重的長輩或領袖,因為他像父親一樣提供建議和幫助。
劍橋字典解釋: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.
在這孩子的心目中, 詹姆斯先生與父親無異。
父親英文片語 2:a chip off the old block/like father like son 有其父必有其子
chip 是碎屑,block 是木塊,a chip off the old block 木頭切下來的木屑,有一樣的紋路或特徵,好比漢語常說的「簡直是一個模子裡刻出來的」,比喻相貌品行酷似父親或母親的人,但通常指兒子酷似父親,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。
劍橋字典解釋: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.
你兒子跟你老公就是一個模子印出來的。我覺得他會成為跟他老爸一樣棒的人。
Jim is really kind and always gives his seat up for a lady. Like father like son.
吉姆真的很善良,總是讓位給一位女士。有其父必有其子。
父親英文片語3:twinkle in (one's) father's eye未出生時
twinkle 是閃爍、瞬間的意思。這句片語源於一首歌詞寫 when you were a smile on your mother's lips and a twinkle in your daddy's eye 描述父親對母親恩愛之前的那種愉悅表情,也就是事情發生在母親懷孕之前,發生在你尚未出生之前。
劍橋字典解釋: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. 我從來不認識我的祖父母。他們在我尚未出生時就去世了。
父親英文片語 4:not your father's 不是你父輩的
非常現代的,不再是老一輩所期望或習慣的。如果有人告訴你這台車 is not your father's car,這台車可能具有革命性的新技術是上一代從未見過的,例如車可以漂浮在天空或水面上。
劍橋字典解釋: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.
現在每間教室的桌子都配備了無線網路和觸控螢幕,這肯定不是你父輩的高中了。
父親英文片語 5:founding father 開創者
founding father 指重要機構或思想的創建者;該片語大寫時,可以代稱美國奠基者,尤其是美國制憲會議的成員。
劍橋字典解釋: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.
艾倫•紐厄爾是人工智慧理論的創始人。
父親英文片語 6:the granddaddy of 始祖
當我們說某物或某人是 the granddaddy of 時,意思是他們是開先例、最重要或最偉大的模範。
劍橋字典解釋: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. 根據天氣預報員的說法,那是所有颱風的始祖。
父親英文片語 7:grandfather clause 不溯既往條款
grandfather clause「祖父條款」是法律用語,指不溯既往條款,該法只適用於其生效以後的行爲,對其生效以前的行爲不得適用。該片語源於美國歧視黑人的歷史,當時美國南部一些州的憲法中添加了一項條款,豁免白人不受限制的投票權,同時剝奪黑人的選舉權。如果某人從祖父條款中受益,你可以說They have been grandfathered in.
劍橋字典解: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.
在禁令之前購買的槍支受到不溯既往條款的保護。
父親英文片語 8:sugar daddy 乾爹
英文俚語乾爹或凱子爹,通常指年紀大的男子送禮物或金錢以博取年輕女子歡心的,如用包養來換取關係,被包養的女性稱為sugar baby,如果不只一位乾爹,次要乾爹稱 side daddy;如果換成是女方包養稱 sugar mama。
劍橋字典解釋: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. 她想要的就是找個乾爹而已。
父親英文片語 9:deadbeat dad 失職父親
deadbeat 指賴債不還的,deadbeat dad 指不盡責的父親,對已分居或離婚的妻子和孩子拒不給付撫養費的父親,是美國社會極為鄙視的一種人。
Merriam 字典解釋: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. 由於未能為兒子提供經濟支援,他被形容是「失職父親」。
總結:9種【父親英文片語】
現在我們來總結一下,今天學到 9 種跟「父親」相關的英文片語:
- father figure 父親般的人物
- a chip off the old block/like father like son 有其父必有其子
- twinkle in (one's) father's eye 未出生時
- not your father’s 不是你父輩的
- founding father 開創者
- the granddaddy of 始祖
- grandfather clause 不溯既往條款
- sugar daddy 乾爹
- deadbeat dad 失職父親
以上是9種【父親英文片語】,原來跟父親有關的慣用語還真不少,相信大家今後都能活用這些跟父親有關的片語,在這裡也預祝天下的爸爸們「父親節快樂 Happy Father's Day」!
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