Word · Frequency #4184
grandfather
祖父
the father of your father or mother
- 1.
A father of someone's parent.
某人父母的父亲
- 2.
A male forefather.
男性祖先
- 3.
The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
紧接父文件的存档旧版本文件
某人父母的父亲；男性祖先；紧接父文件的存档旧版本文件；始祖；[电] 原始资料组
In use
My grandfather always tells us stories about his childhood.
I visited my grandfather in the countryside last summer.
Both of my grandfathers were teachers.
possessive determiner + grandfather
His grandfather is a doctor.
他的祖父是一名医生。
the + grandfather + of + noun phrase
这种结构通常用于比喻意义，指家族中最年长或最有影响力的人。
She is the grandfather of the family.
她是这个家族的祖父。
grandfather's + noun
My grandfather's watch is antique.
Connections
Collocations
- my grandfather
- 我的祖父
- My grandfather taught me how to fish.我的祖父教我怎么钓鱼。
- dear grandfather
- 亲爱的祖父（称呼）
- Dear grandfather, thank you for your letter.亲爱的祖父，谢谢你的来信。
- grandfather clock
- 落地式大摆钟
- The grandfather clock chimed twelve times.落地钟敲响了十二下。
- paternal grandfather
- 爷爷（父系祖父）
- His paternal grandfather was a famous painter.他的爷爷是一位著名的画家。
- late grandfather
- 已故的祖父
- She often talks about her late grandfather.她经常谈起她已故的祖父。
- grandfather's house
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将grandfather拆解为grand（大）和father（父亲），即“大父亲”，也就是祖父。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
Used to refer to the father of one's father or mother.
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'father', 'rather', and 'lather' rhyme with the 'father' part of 'grandfather' (ending /-ðə/ with same vowel /ɑː/). Note that other words ending in '-ther' such as 'mother', 'brother', 'weather' have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.