paternally
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/pəˈtɜːrnəli/
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/pəˈtɜːnəli/
In a fatherly manner; showing affection like a father.
He looked at the children and smiled paternally.
他慈父般地看着孩子们微笑。
Related to the father's side of the family; inherited from the father.
He has paternally inherited his father's blue eyes.
他从父亲那里遗传了蓝色的眼睛。