parenthood
/ˈpeərənthʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈperənthʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈper-ənt-ˌhu̇d/ (ame, mw)
parenthood — 名詞
1. the role and experience of having a child or children, with all the responsibili
為人父母
養育孩子的身分與經歷
the role and experience of having a child or children, with all the responsibilities and feelings that come with raising them.
Roya found that parenthood changed her view of time and money completely.
Roya 發現為人父母完全改變了她對時間和金錢的看法。
abstract subject: parenthood + change someone's view of X
Reuben and Linh decided to delay parenthood until they finished medical school.
Reuben 和 Linh 決定等到讀完醫學院後再為人父母。
common collocation: delay/postpone parenthood
Single parenthood was harder than Antonia had expected after the divorce.
離婚後，獨自為人父母比 Antonia 想像中還要辛苦。
The class prepared young couples for the daily realities of parenthood.
這堂課讓年輕夫妻為日後為人父母的日常做好準備。
For Christopher, parenthood brought a kind of joy he had never felt before.
對 Christopher 來說，為人父母帶來了他從未感受過的喜悅。
- parenting
focuses on the activity of raising a child rather than the state; you can say 'good parenting' but not 'good parenthood'.
- child-rearing
emphasises the practical work of bringing up children; more neutral and slightly formal.
- fatherhood
the male-specific version of the same state.
- motherhood
the female-specific version of the same state.
- childlessness
the state of not having children, whether by choice or not.
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Uncountable; never used with a/an or in the plural. Often modified by adjectives that describe the kind of experience (single, early, first-time, working) rather than counted.