虎年就要到了，来学几个和虎有关的词语吧！“虎父无犬子”，字面意思是“a tiger father will not beget¹ a dog son”，比喻出色的父母生出的孩子也会很优秀，常用于夸奖别人的子辈。可以翻译为“there will be no laggard² among the children of a brave or talented man”。

 

例句：

 

小吉姆和他爸爸一样勇敢，真是虎父无犬子。

Young Jim is turning out to be as brave as his dad — like father, like son.

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