recorded from c. 1500, but probably much older, from child's speech, nearly universal and probably prehistoric (compare Welsh tad, Irish daid, Czech, Latin, Greek tata, Lithuanian tete, Sanskrit tatah, all of the same meaning).
雙語例句
1. There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office.
爸爸的辦公室里總有大量的廢紙。
來自柯林斯例句
2. "They play classic rock'n"roll,' states her boyfriend, "My dad digs them too."
“他們演奏經典搖滾樂，”她的男朋友說道，“我爸爸也喜歡他們。”
來自柯林斯例句
3. Dad spoils me. He loves me. He sticks up for me.
爸爸很寵我，很愛我。他總是護著我。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Oh, please, Dad, just this once don't be cheap.
哦，求求你，爸爸，就這一回，別摳門兒了。
來自柯林斯例句
5. "Dad?" — "What?" — "Can I have the car tonight?"