Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。

　　"John is as smart as his father." "Like father, like son."

　　“约翰和他的父亲一样精明。”“有其父，必有其子嘛。”

　　father-figure 长者，父亲般的人物

　　Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.

　　也许他们需要一个父亲般严格的指引者。

　　father surrogate 替代父亲角色

　　She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.

　　在她心目中，他仿佛是能替代父亲角色的人。

　　foster father 养父

　　A few days later Edouard received a call from Profitendieu, Bernard's foster father.

　　几天以后，爱德华接待了伯纳德的养父普罗菲恩迪先生的来访。

　　lie with one's fathers 葬于故乡

　　I will lie with my fathers.

　　我去世后要葬于故乡。

　　father confessor 告解神父，听人吐露真情的人

　　He was their adviser1, confidant and father confessor.

　　他是他们的顾问、密友和倾听者。

　　Father Christmas 圣诞老人

　　I am going to wait for Father Christmas.

　　那我不睡觉了。我要等着圣诞老人来。

　　father of lies 谎言始祖

　　The devil is the father of lies.

　　魔鬼是谎言之父。

　　Many a good father hath but a bad son . [谚]贤父难免生劣子。

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