"agnates" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 父系親屬

Definition

父系親屬是指通過父系血緣關係擁有共同男性祖先的家庭成員。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“父系親屬”主要用於法律或人類學，談論繼承或家族關係時使用。相對的是“母系親屬”或“血緣親屬”。日常很少用到。

Examples

All the male cousins on my father's side are my agnates.

我父親那邊所有的男性堂兄弟都是我的**父系親屬**。

In old inheritance laws, agnates could receive property before other relatives.

在舊的繼承法中，**父系親屬**比其他親屬優先繼承財產。

The list of agnates included uncles and their sons.

**父系親屬**名單包括叔叔和他們的兒子。

Because the family followed strict tradition, only agnates could attend certain ceremonies.

因為家族傳統嚴格，只有**父系親屬**能參加某些儀式。

The term agnates often appears in discussions about royal succession.

**父系親屬**這個詞經常出現在王位繼承的討論中。

Not all my agnates live nearby; some have moved out of the country.

並不是所有的**父系親屬**都住在附近，有些已經搬到國外了。