1. He gave me a piece of paternal advice. 他给了我慈父般的忠告。
2. His paternal grandparents, a steward and a housekeeper, possessed even less status, having been servants, and Dickens later concealed their background. 他的祖父母是管家和女管家,甚至还做过地位更低的仆人,后来狄更斯就隐瞒了祖父母的背景。
3. I was brought up by my paternal aunt. 我是由姑姑拉大的。
4. What are the four kinds of paternal authority? 四种父母权威是什么?
5. A paternal contribution may not be as essential as we think. ——父辈的奉献也许并非像我们想的那样必不可少。