Pater is an old, rather posh British way of saying “father.” It is borrowed whole from Latin pater, which already meant father.

PaterPater is就是 an old, rather posh British way of saying一種老派、有點高雅的說法 “father.”用來說「父親」。It它 is borrowed whole是整個借來的 from Latin pater從拉丁文pater, which already meant father拉丁文裡本來就是父親的意思

In old school stories, and in jokey talk from some older British speakers, a man might call his dad “the pater.” It is not the normal word now — father or dad is — and using it today usually sounds dated, public-school, or slightly comic. You still meet it in Latin class and in a few learned English compounds.

In old school stories在老派的校園故事裡, and還有 in jokey talk from some older British speakers一些年長的英國人開玩笑的口吻中, a man might call his dad男人有時會把自己的爸爸叫做 “the pater.”「the pater」。It它 is not the normal word now這不是現在正常會用的字 — father or dad isfather或dad才是 — and而 using it today現在用它 usually sounds dated, public-school, or slightly comic通常聽起來很過時、很貴族學校腔，或有點好笑。You你 still仍然 meet it會遇到它 in Latin class在拉丁文課 and和 in a few learned English compounds少數學術性的英文複合詞裡

Say it PAY-ter. English already had father from its Germanic side; pater is the same ancient root coming in again through Latin, which is why the two words look like cousins once you know to look.

Say it唸法是 PAY-terPAY-ter。English英文 already had本來就有 father from its Germanic side從日耳曼語系來的father; paterpater is the same ancient root則是同一個古老的字根 coming in again透過...再進來一次 through Latin拉丁文, which這 is why就是為什麼 the two words這兩個字 look like cousins看起來就像表親 once you know to look一旦你留意