1. C 父亲　 male parent
2. P 祖先，先辈　 ancestor
3. C 创始人，奠基人　 found or first leader

　adore one's ～　崇敬自己的父亲
　fear one's ～　害怕自己的父亲
　hate one's ～　恨自己的父亲
　have a ～　有父亲
　like one's ～　喜欢自己的父亲
　look after one's ～　照料自己的父亲
　lose one's ～　丧父，失去父亲
　love one's ～　爱自己的父亲
　obey one's ～　遵从父命
　resembles one's ～　长得像父亲
　respect one's ～　尊敬父亲
　take after one's ～　面貌像父亲
　take care of one's ～　照顾自己的父亲
　adoptive ～　养父
　dear ～　亲爱的父亲
　expectant ～　准爸爸
　founding ～　创建人
　ghostly ～　听忏悔的神父
　heartless ～　无情的父亲
　heavy ～　严父
　Holy F-　教皇
　kind ～　慈祥的父亲
　loving ～　可爱的父亲
　miserly ～　悭吝的父亲
　natural ～　生父
　proud ～　得意的父亲
　spiritual ～　牧师
　strict ～　严厉的父亲
　thoughtful ～　体贴的父亲
　young ～　年轻的父亲
　city ～　市府委员
　the F- Christmas　圣诞老人
　adopt sb as one's ～　认某人为养父
　be handed down from ～ to son　由父（亲）传（给儿）子
　like a ～ to sb　像父亲一般对待某人
　～ of one's country　国父
　～ of radio　无线电发明者

　My father carries on a trade in silk.　我父亲经营丝绸生意。
　Her father will never approve her marrying such a poor man.　她父亲决不会赞成她嫁给这样穷的一个人。
　He appealed to his father.　他向他父亲提出请求。
　My uncle has been like a father to me since my own father died.　自从我的父亲死后，我叔叔一直像父亲一样待我。
　Like father, like son.　有其父必有其子。
　The father and the son-in-law have been getting along very well.　岳父和女婿一直相处很好。
　This is the land of our father.　这是我们祖先的土地。
　Father Brown is our local priest.　布朗神父是我们这一带的教士。
　God is called our Father.　我们称上帝为圣父。
　Do you know who is the father of the radio?　你知道谁发明了收音机?
　Graham Bell was the father of the telephone.　格雷汉姆·贝尔是电话的发明人。
　Chaucer was the father of English poetry.　乔叟是英国的诗歌之父。
　George Washington is called the father of his country.　乔治·华盛顿被誉为国父。
　He was the father of printing.　他是印刷术的鼻祖。
　The wish is father to the thought.　愿望为思想之父。
　The child is father to the man.　童年时代可决定一人之未来。

　父亲同他的儿子作了一次坦率的交谈。
　［误］ The parents had a man-to-man talk with his son.
　［正］ The father had a man-to-man talk with his son.
　［析］ parents表示“父母亲”， father只表示父亲。

　［词源］　中古英语fader <古英语fæder（父亲）