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

• 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。
• 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。
• And your preference for cooking and entertaining guests at home will likely ease the transition into parenthood.
  你对料理和宴请宾客的爱好也会使你在将自我角色转换为家长的时候感到轻松。
• It is only when you have your own children that you realize the troubles of parenthood.
  当你有了自己的孩子，才能真切地了解到双亲的辛苦。
• 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。
• Young people facing the new responsibility of parenthood.
  面临着做父母的新责任的年轻人。
• I have had the joy of two beautiful and wonderful wives, the happiness of parenthood and the love of eight children.
  我曾经享受过和两个美丽贤惠妻子生活的乐趣，也体验过身为人父的幸福，也感受到了8个子女的爱。
• 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。
• Is it any wonder that so many couples decide that one kid is enough, or avoid parenthood altogether?
  像现在很多夫妻只生一个或者根本不生，这也不足为奇了。