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the Church Fathers
常指2至7世纪的早期基督教神学家集体。
The writings of the Church Fathers form the foundation of Christian theology.
教父的著作构成了基督教神学的基础。
父亲；爸爸
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
父亲；爸爸
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
The writings of the Church Fathers form the foundation of Christian theology.
教父的著作构成了基督教神学的基础。
A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
用于神父的称号。
A title given to priests.
男性父母(也用作称呼父亲的称谓)
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
The writings of the Church Fathers are studied in theology classes.
神学课程中会研究教父们的著作。
AI contextual example
Many Church Fathers were also bishops in the early Christian church.
许多教父也是早期基督教教会的主教。
AI contextual example
A student of patristics must read the original texts of the Fathers.
研究教父学的学生必须阅读教父们的原始文本。
AI contextual example
his father was born in Atlanta
他的父亲出生在亚特兰大。
WordNet
常指2至7世纪的早期基督教神学家集体。
The writings of the Church Fathers form the foundation of Christian theology.
教父的著作构成了基督教神学的基础。
指个人，常用于指代某位特定的教父。
Augustine was a Church Father whose works are still studied today.
奥古斯丁是一位教父，他的著作至今仍被研究。
Not this
Augustine is a famous father in church history.
Use this
Augustine is a famous Church Father in church history.
在英语中，特指早期基督教教父时，应用'Church Father'且'Father'大写，而'father'小写仅指生父。中文学习者常因忽略大小写而误用。
Not this
He is a father of the church.
Use this
He is a Church Father.
'Church Father'是固定搭配，特指早期基督教教父，不可拆分为'father of the church'，后者可能被误解为教堂的创办人或神父。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
教会教父
Augustine was a prominent Church Father.
奥古斯丁是一位杰出的教会教父。
早期教父
The early Church Fathers wrote extensively on Christian doctrine.
早期教父们撰写了大量关于基督教教义的文章。
拉丁教父
Jerome is known as one of the Latin Fathers.
哲罗姆被称为拉丁教父之一。
希腊教父
Athanasius was a key Greek Father in the Arian controversy.
阿塔纳修斯是阿里乌斯争议中的一位关键希腊教父。
使徒教父
Clement of Rome is considered an Apostolic Father.
罗马的克莱门特被视为一位使徒教父。
有其父必有其子
He's always been a careful driver, but his teenage son already has two speeding tickets. Like father, like son, I guess.
他一直是个小心的司机，但他十几岁的儿子已经有两张超速罚单了。有其父必有其子，我猜。
……之父
He is considered the father of modern physics.
他被认为是现代物理学之父。
从父到子（代代相传）
This family business has been passed down from father to son for over a century.
这家家族企业已经父传子超过一个世纪了。
不，我是你父亲。
The famous line from Star Wars has been parodied countless times.
《星球大战》中的这句经典台词被无数次模仿。
我们在天上的父，愿人都尊你的名为圣。
This opening line of the Lord's Prayer is one of the most widely recognized Christian phrases.
主祷文的开篇是基督教最广为人知的短语之一。
Use Father naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一位白发长须的古代教父，是基督教信仰的精神父亲。
该义项为专门术语，指早期基督教教父，多见于宗教历史、神学讨论等书面语境，口语中极少使用。
These words share the spelling ending '-ther' but have different vowel sounds. None rhyme with 'father' (which has /ˈfɑːðər/).
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