parent
/ˈpeərənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈperənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈper-ənt/ (ame, mw) · /ˈpeə.rənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈper.ənt/ (ame, ipa)
parent — 名詞
- parentsingular
- parentsplural
1. someone who has a child — usually the mother or father, but also a guardian, an
父母；家長
孩子的母親、父親或扮演相同角色的監護人
someone who has a child — usually the mother or father, but also a guardian, an adoptive carer, or any adult raising that child as their own; also used of animals that have offspring.
Maya's parents drove her to swimming class every Saturday morning.
Maya 的父母每週六早上都會載她去游泳課。
plural possessive: [name]'s parents
Every parent at the school meeting wanted smaller classes for the children.
出席學校會議的每一位家長都希望孩子的班級人數能少一點。
singular generic: every parent
After the accident, Aunt Rosa became a parent to her two young nephews.
那場意外之後，Rosa 阿姨成了兩個年幼姪子的家長。
The fox cubs followed their parent across the snow toward the warm den.
小狐狸跟著親代穿過雪地，朝溫暖的洞穴走去。
Marcus thanked his adoptive parents for everything they had given him.
Marcus 感謝養父母為他付出的一切。
文法句型
parent of [someone]
用法筆記
Often plural ('parents') when referring to a child's mother and father together. The singular covers a stepparent, adoptive parent, or guardian acting in the same role.
常見錯誤
2. a larger business or organization that owns and controls one or more smaller bus
母公司
擁有並掌控其他較小公司的企業
a larger business or organization that owns and controls one or more smaller businesses, which still operate under their own name.
Sony is the parent of several film studios and music labels around the world.
Sony 是世界各地多家電影公司和音樂廠牌的母公司。
parent of [subsidiaries]
Profits from the small bakery chain went straight back to its parent in Tokyo.
那家小型麵包連鎖店的利潤直接回流到它在東京的母公司。
its parent for the owning company
The airline's parent company announced major changes to staff pay.
這家航空公司的母公司宣布員工薪資將有重大調整。
Lina's start-up was bought last year and now reports to a parent in Berlin.
Lina 的新創公司去年被收購，如今由柏林的母公司管理。
- holding company
specifically a firm whose only role is owning others
- owner
general term, not limited to corporate structure
- subsidiary
the smaller company owned by the parent
- branch
a local office that is part of a larger organization
文法句型
parent company / parent organization
the parent of [smaller company]
用法筆記
Almost always used as a modifier: 'parent company', 'parent organization', 'parent group'. Distinguish from sense 1 (a person): if the subject is a business or institution, this is the right sense.
常見錯誤
parent — 動詞
- parentpresent simple I / you / we / they
- parents3rd person singular
- parenting-ing form
- parentedpast simple
1. to look after a child day by day — feeding them, teaching them, and helping them
養育；扶養
像父母一樣日常照顧、教導並陪伴孩子長大
to look after a child day by day — feeding them, teaching them, and helping them grow — in the way a mother or father does.
Carlos and his husband have parented three children since 2018.
Carlos 和他的丈夫從 2018 年開始養育三個孩子。
transitive: parent + object
Sofia parents her twins gently, kneeling down to listen when they cry.
Sofia 溫柔地養育她的雙胞胎，孩子哭時她會蹲下來聆聽。
intransitive-style adverb: parent + gently
Dr. Tanaka writes about how to parent a child with autism.
Tanaka 醫師寫文章談如何養育有自閉症的孩子。
The Watanabe sisters parented their younger brother after their mother fell ill.
母親病倒後，Watanabe 家的姐妹們扶養起年幼的弟弟。
文法句型
parent [a child]
parent (used without an object)
用法筆記
Often used in continuous and gerund forms ('parenting', 'how to parent'). The intransitive use describes the activity in general; the transitive use names a specific child.