(especially in legal contexts)the state of being someone's father
[尤 用于法律] 父亲身份
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he refused to admit paternity of the child .他拒绝承认是这个孩子的父亲。
paternal origin
父系来源,父系出身
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his enemies made great play of the supposed dubiety of his paternity .他的敌人对他出身假设的猜疑进行了大肆渲染。
"late Middle English: from Old French