名詞 paternity:

1. the state of being a father
2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
   同義詞：fatherhood
3. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
   同義詞：authorship

1. Paternity case; paternity suit.
   父親血緣案例; 父親血緣訴訟案

pa.ter.ni.ty

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pa.ter.ni.ties
The state of being a father; fatherhood.
父親：作為父親的狀態(tài)；父親的身份
Descent on a father`s side; paternal descent.
父系：父親血統(tǒng)，男性血源關(guān)系
Authorship; origin.
根源；起源
adj.（形容詞）
Of or relating to a lawsuit brought by a woman attempting to establish that a particular man is the father of her child and so must provide the child with financial support:
父系血緣之訴訟的：起訴的，與訴訟有關(guān)的，女人借以試圖確認(rèn)某一男子是她的孩子的父親并從而要求男方向小孩提供經(jīng)濟支持：
例句：
paternity case; paternity suit.
父親血緣案例；父親血緣訴訟案

來源：
Middle English paternite
中古英語 paternite
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin paternit3s
源自 后期拉丁語 paternit3s
from Latin paternus [paternal] * see paternal
源自 拉丁語 paternus [父親的，與父親有關(guān)的] *參見 paternal