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father /ˈfɑːðə(r)/► SEE ALLlike father/mother, like son/daughterthe founding father(s) of sththe wish is father to the thought
●like ˌfather/ˌmother, like ˈson/ˈdaughter (saying) a child is similar to its father/mother in a particular way 有其父／母必有其子／女◆Young Jim is turning out to be as hard-working as his dad — like father, like son.
小吉姆变得跟他爸爸一样勤快，真是有其父必有其子。●the ˌfounding ˈfather(s) of sth (formal) the people who found or start a country, an organization, a branch of science, etc. （国家、组织、学科分支等的）奠基者，创始人◆Charles Babbage, the founding father of computer science计算机科学之父查尔斯 ∙ 巴比奇●the wish is father to the ˈthought (saying) we believe a thing because we want it to be true 愿望是信念之父；希望什么就会相信什么 ORIGIN This phrase was used in Shakespeare’s play Henry IV. 这个短语曾用于莎士比亚戏剧《亨利四世》中。 |