parenthood

英 [ˈpeərənthʊd]

美 [ˈperənthʊd]

n.  做父母的身份

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Collins.1 / BNC.15553 / COCA.14467

牛津词典

noun

• 做父母的身份
  the state of being a parent
  1. the responsibilities/joys of parenthood
     做父母的责任 / 欢乐

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 父母身份；家长身份
  Parenthoodis the state of being a parent.
  1. She may feel unready for the responsibilities of parenthood.
     她可能觉得没有准备好承担为人父母的责任。

英英释义

noun

• the state of being a parent
  1. to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man
  Synonym:parentage

双语例句

• For couples who can have children, parenthood should bring the greatest of all happiness.
  对于能养育孩子的父母来说，为人父母将带来生命中最大的幸福。
• Mrs. Cherry seems altogether weighed down by her work plus parenthood.
  彻里夫人似乎被她的工作和母亲的责任累坏了。
• With marital breakdown and single parenthood increasing, step-families are becoming more and more common.
  随着现代社会婚姻的动荡和单亲家庭的增多，重组家庭变得越来越普遍。
• Do you think you're ready for the trials of parenthood?
  你们认为已经准备好做父母了吗？
• We are tackling longer term issues too, especially marriage and parenthood, as well as population.
  我们也正在着手处理一些长期课题，尤其是国人结婚生子和国家人口的课题。
• She does not feel comfortable speaking about the commercialisation of childhood and parenthood because she is not a parent.
  对于把儿童和父母的角色商业化的问题，她谈起来十分为难，因为她没做过母亲。
• I took a lot of convincing that parenthood was a good idea and I didn't think I'd be much use at it.
  很多人都劝我要个孩子好，但我觉得为人父母我真的不适合。
• Marriage, religion, and parenthood received the same acid treatment as social snobbery and politics.
  婚姻、宗教、父母关系同社会上的势利和政治一样，在他笔下同样受到辛辣的讥讽。
• And they give away there parenthood on their own free will.
  他们自愿放弃了父母身份。
• His experience as a teacher was good training for parenthood.
  他做老师的经历对他将来做父亲是有益的锻炼。