grandfather
UK/'grændfɑ:ðә/US
中考四级六级A1
释义
n.
The father of one's father or mother
祖父；外祖父
词根拆分
词根派生grand-伟大，宏大，壮观
+
fatherroot
=grandfather
这里 grand- 表示「隔一代」：grand- + father = 你父亲之外、再上一辈的父亲。
例句
- 1.
My grandfather taught me how to fish when I was six.
我六岁时，祖父教我钓鱼。
- 2.
Her grandfather fought in the war and rarely talked about it.
她的祖父参加过那场战争，却很少提起。