Paternalistic describes that same father-knows-best style. A paternalistic law, boss, doctor, or policy looks after people and also keeps the real decisions away from them.

Paternalistic家長式的（paternalistic） describes that same father-knows-best style形容的就是那種「爸爸最懂」的作風。A paternalistic law, boss, doctor, or policy一條 paternalistic 的法律、老闆、醫生，或政策 looks after people會照顧人，and also keeps the real decisions away from them但也把真正的決定權拿走，不讓他們自己做。

It is the adjective; paternalism is the noun. Newspapers and essays use it when they want to say: they are caring for you, and they are not treating you as an adult. The flavour is usually critical, though the speaker may still admit the help is genuine.

It它 is the adjective是形容詞；paternalism而 paternalism 是名詞 is the noun。Newspapers and essays報紙和文章 use it when they want to say想表達這個意思時會用它：they are caring for you他們在照顧你，and they are not treating you as an adult但沒有把你當大人看待。The flavour is usually critical語氣通常帶批評，though the speaker may still admit the help is genuine雖然說話的人可能還是承認那份照顧是真心的。

Built from paternal + -istic (“having that character”). A paternal grandfather is simply your father’s father — warm and factual. A paternalistic grandfather, if someone said that, would be the one who decides for you “for your own good.”

Built from paternal + -istic由 paternal 加上 -istic 組成 ("having that character")（意思是「帶有那種特質」）。A paternal grandfather一個 paternal 的祖父 is simply your father's father就只是「你爸爸的爸爸」的意思——warm and factual溫暖又單純地敘述事實。A paternalistic grandfather而如果有人說「一個 paternalistic 的祖父」，if someone said that would be the one who decides for you那指的就是那種會替你做決定的人 "for your own good."還說是「為你好」。