释义 |
filially adverb uk /ˈfɪl.i.əl.i/ us /ˈfɪl.i.əl.i/ in a way that relates to the idea that a son or daughter should show respect to parents, grandparents, and older people: No one doubted that he was filially devoted to his grandmother. It is the norm in their society that children are filially respectful to older members of their family. He became a national hero and a model of the loyal, patriotic, and filially dutiful citizen. He had acted filially by doing what his father had asked, but he had serious doubts. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Family: relations in general anti-family aunt auntie baby daddy baby mama family man father fatherhood filial first cousin kinsman kinswoman kith and kin long-lost loved one relationship relative removed second cousin sib
Related word
filial |