• adj. 孝顺的；子女的，当做子女的

来自拉丁语filius, 儿子，filia, 女儿，来自拉丁词根fe, 吮吸，喂奶，词源同fetal, fecund.

filial

filial: see female

filial (adj.)

late 14c., from Late Latin filialis "of a son or daughter," from Latin filius "son," filia "daughter," possibly from a suffixed form of PIE root *bheue- "to be, exist, grow" (see be), though *dhe(i)- "to suck, suckle" (see fecund) "is more likely" [Watkins].

1. Right now I'm in need of a little filial affection.

此刻我需要的是一份孝心。

来自柯林斯例句

2. In a traditional Chinese family filial piety is rigidly observed.

在传统的中国家庭里,人们恪守孝道.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The children treated their parents with filial respect.

这些孩子孝敬他们的双亲.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Later I talked with Big Brother in his room about filial piety.

饭后天还没有黑尽,我到大哥房里和他谈到孝的问题.

来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

5. His father would accuse him of neglecting his filial duties.

他的父亲会指责他不尽孝道。

来自辞典例句