Paternity is the fact of being a particular child’s father, or the live question of who that father is. A paternity test tries to settle it.

Paternity paternity is the fact of being a particular child's father是身為某個孩子的父親這個事實 or the live question of who that father is或是「這個父親到底是誰」這個尚待確認的問題。A paternity test親子鑑定 tries to settle it就是想解決這個問題。

The word is formal and a bit legal; in warm family talk people just say “he’s the dad.” English also uses it in compounds that still sit on this same idea: paternity leave is time off work because you are the father of a new baby (in Taiwan that leave is usually called 陪產假).

The word is formal and a bit legal這個詞正式，帶點法律味 in warm family talk people just say he's the dad在溫馨的家庭對話裡人們就直接說「他就是爸爸」。English also uses it in compounds that still sit on this same idea英文也用它組成同一個概念的複合詞：paternity leave paternity leave，陪產假 is time off work because you are the father of a new baby就是因為當了新生兒的父親而請的假 in Taiwan that leave is usually called 陪產假在台灣這種假通常就叫陪產假。

It is not “fatherly feeling” — that is closer to paternal — and it is not the family money you inherit. From French, from Latin paternitās, built on paternus (“of a father”) from pater, father.

It is not fatherly feeling它不是指「父愛般的感覺」 — that is closer to paternal那比較接近 paternal — and it is not the family money you inherit也不是你繼承的家產。From French來自法文 from Latin paternitās源自拉丁文 paternitās built on paternus, of a father由 paternus，屬於父親的，構成 from pater, father而 paternus又來自 pater，父親。