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grandfather

English → Chinese

noun//ˈɡrænfɑːðər//

(family) 祖父:父亲或母亲的父亲; 爷爷或外公

My grandfather taught me how to fish at the lake when I was six years old.

(Chinese) 我六岁时,祖父教我在湖边钓鱼。

The old family portrait shows my grandfather wearing his military uniform.

(Chinese) 那张旧的全家福上,我的祖父穿着他的军装。

verb//ˈɡrænfɑːðər//

(law) 豁免:通过条款使旧有的事物不受新法律或规定的限制; 沿用旧例

The new height limit on buildings does not apply because the skyscraper was grandfathered.

(Chinese) 由于该摩天大楼受到豁免条款保护,新的建筑高度限制对其并不适用。

Existing employees were grandfathered into the old pension plan despite the policy change.

(Chinese) 尽管政策发生了变化,老员工仍被允许沿用旧的养老金计划。

Entry ID: en:zh:grandfather · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary