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be sb's godfather
名词用法：表示‘某人的教父’，用所有格说明关系。
He is my godfather and has always supported me.
他是我的教父，一直支持我。
教父
godfathers — plural of godfather
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
教父
godfather
He is my godfather and has always supported me.
他是我的教父，一直支持我。
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
在洗礼中担任孩子保人的男性
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
Someone who plays a key role in fostering the development of something.
与男性教父对其教子关系类似的人
someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
My godfather attended my baptism and has always supported me.
我的教父参加了我的洗礼，并且一直支持我。
We chose my best friend to be our son's godfather.
我们选了我最好的朋友当我们儿子的教父。
The godfather usually gives the child a gift after the baptism ceremony.
洗礼仪式后，教父通常会给孩子一件礼物。
名词用法：表示‘某人的教父’，用所有格说明关系。
He is my godfather and has always supported me.
他是我的教父，一直支持我。
名词用法：常用 to 引出受洗的孩子。
They asked my brother to be godfather to their daughter.
他们请我的哥哥做他们女儿的教父。
动词用法：及物动词，直接接人作宾语。
Her uncle godfathered her at the baptism.
她叔叔在洗礼时当她的教父。
Not this
He is godfather of my daughter.
Use this
He is the godfather of my daughter.
godfather 是可数名词，不能单独使用；此处特指“我女儿的教父”，需要用定冠词 the。中文没有冠词，学习者容易省略，但英语中可数名词单数在具体指代时必须有冠词或限定词。
Not this
He is godfather for my son.
Use this
He is godfather to my son.
表示“是某人的教父”时，固定搭配用介词 to，而不是 for。中文“给某人当教父”容易让人误用 for，但英语惯用 godfather to someone 的形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
做……的教父
He is godfather to my daughter.
他是我女儿的教父。
请某人当教父
They asked her uncle to be godfather.
他们请她的叔叔当教父。
担任教父
Will you stand as godfather to my son?
你愿意做我儿子的教父吗？
挑选教父
The family chose a close friend as the godfather.
这家人选了一位密友当教父。
教父和教母
The baby's godfather and godmother are both teachers.
这个婴儿的教父和教母都是教师。
给某人当教父
Her uncle godfathered her at her christening.
她叔叔在她的洗礼上当了她的教父。
（某领域或运动的）教父；……之父
James Brown is widely known as the godfather of soul.
詹姆斯·布朗被广泛誉为灵魂乐教父。
《教父》，1972年上映的经典黑帮电影，讲述科莱昂黑手党家族的故事。
He has watched The Godfather at least five times.
他至少看了五遍《教父》。
“灵魂乐教父”，美国歌手詹姆斯·布朗的著名绰号，用来突显他对灵魂乐的重要贡献。
Many people still remember James Brown as the Godfather of Soul.
许多人仍记得詹姆斯·布朗是“灵魂乐教父”。
Use godfathers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 godfather 拆成 god(上帝)+father(父亲)：洗礼时，教父如“上帝父亲”般守护孩子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：baptism/christening ceremony、church or religious setting、family discussion about godparents 作名词时通常指在洗礼仪式中为儿童作保的男性，多用于教堂仪式、家庭讨论等场合，语气中性而偏正式。日常提到教父时，多数也是这个意思；不需要特意改变用词。
Words ending in '-father' – father, grandfather, stepfather – share the final /fɑðɚ/ sound with godfather. Goddaughter starts with the same 'god' spelling but is pronounced /ˈɡɑdˌdɔtɚ/, not a rhyme. Gather and rather look similar in spelling (-ather) but use /æ/ rather than /ɑ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.