No. 3,154 in Chinese
之父
"之父" means "father of" or "founder of," indicating someone known as the originator or creator of something.
In a sentence
他被誉为现代计算机之父。
He is regarded as the father of modern computers.
Here, '之父' (zī fu) indicates a person who is considered the founder or originator of modern computers.
这部经典小说的作者被称为中国科幻文学之父。
The author of this classic novel is called the father of Chinese science fiction literature.
In this sentence, '之父' signifies someone's pioneering role in establishing a genre or field, here being Chinese science fiction.
爱因斯坦通常被认为是相对论之父。
Einstein is often regarded as the father of relativity theory.
Here, '之父' refers to the individual who conceptualized or significantly contributed to the theory, portraying Einstein's role in relativity.
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