godfather

/'gɒdfɑ:ðә/ uk　 词频 #16757

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godfather 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 教父

vt. 当教父

英文释义

n. any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

n. someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild

godfather 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 godfather 在自然语境里怎么用：

Faison was married in Braff’s backyard; Braff is the godfather of two of Faison’s kids.

—— <em>Scrubs</em> Has a Sneakily Radical Vision of Male Friendship

The Islamic Republic’s hard-liners have long mistrusted Qalibaf, calling him “the Godfather” due to his reputation for corruption.

—— Reasons to be Hopeful in Iran

Hennessy was a pioneering computer scientist, called “the godfather of Silicon Valley” by Marc Andreessen, and his coziness with tech leaders drove the university’s expansion.

—— The Stanford Freshmen Who Want to Rule the World

Around the same time, Freddy’s godfather, who lived in Germany, came across a pedal-less bicycle developed as a therapy tool to support kids’ physical and cognitive development.

—— His Business Sells a Nostalgic Childhood Hobby That Gets Kids Off Screens. It’s On Track for $12 Million This Year: ‘Absolutely Life-Changing.’

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