Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
"John is as smart as his father." "Like father, like son."
“約翰和他的父親一樣精明。”“有其父,必有其子嘛。”
father-figure 長者,父親般的人物
Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.
也許他們需要一個(gè)父親般嚴(yán)格的指引者。
father surrogate 替代父親角色
She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.
在她心目中,他仿佛是能替代父親角色的人。
foster father 養(yǎng)父
A few days later Edouard received a call from Profitendieu, Bernard's foster father.
幾天以后,愛德華接待了伯納德的養(yǎng)父普羅菲恩迪先生的來訪。
lie with one's fathers 葬于故鄉(xiāng)
I will lie with my fathers.
我去世后要葬于故鄉(xiāng)。
father confessor 告解神父,聽人吐露真情的人
He was their adviser, confidant and father confessor.
他是他們的顧問、密友和傾聽者。
Father Christmas 圣誕老人
I am going to wait for Father Christmas.
那我不睡覺了。我要等著圣誕老人來。
father of lies 謊言始祖
The devil is the father of lies.
魔鬼是謊言之父。
Many a good father hath but a bad son. [諺]賢父難免生劣子。