形容詞 paternal:

1. belonging to or inherited from one's father
2. characteristic of a father
3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
   同義詞：parental, maternal
4. related on the father's side
   同義詞：agnate, agnatic

1. Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the paternal line.
   父系的與父系血統(tǒng)有關(guān)的; 以父親血統(tǒng)為基礎(chǔ)的，按父方血統(tǒng)追溯的族系的
2. A paternal trait.
   從父親遺傳來的特點
3. The woman on the photo is my paternal grandmother.
   照片上的這個婦人是我祖母。
4. The employees resented the bosses' paternal attitude.
   雇員們討厭老板家長式的管理態(tài)度。

pa.ter.nal

adj.（形容詞）
Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly.
父親的：與父親有關(guān)的，父親的；父親般的
Received or inherited from a father:
得自父方的：從父親獲得的或繼承的：
例句：
a paternal trait.
從父親遺傳來的特點

Related through one`s father:
父系的：父親的親屬的：
例句：
my paternal aunt.
與父親有親屬關(guān)系的姑母

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin patern3lis
源自 后期拉丁語 patern3lis
from Latin paternus
源自 拉丁語 paternus
from pater [father] * see p…ter-
源自 pater [父親] *參見 p…ter-

【引伸】
pater.nally
adv.（副詞）