grandpa

grandpa — 名詞

1. the father of one of your parents; an informal and affectionate term used in pla

1.名詞A2
釋義

爺爺；外公

父系或母系祖父的暱稱

the father of one of your parents; an informal and affectionate term used in place of 'grandfather', especially when speaking directly to him or referring to him in a family setting.

例句

Yara visits her grandpa every Sunday afternoon to have tea with him.

Yara 每個星期天下午都會去看爺爺，陪他喝茶。

collocation: visits + grandpa

Tomás asked his grandpa to teach him how to fish at the lake.

Tomás 拜託外公教他在湖邊釣魚。

collocation: asked + grandpa + to-infinitive

同義詞
  • granddad

    equally informal; more common in British English

  • grandfather

    neutral and more formal; used in official or distant contexts

  • gramps

    very informal; can sound slightly humorous or teasing

反義詞
  • grandma

    the female equivalent (grandmother)

用法筆記

Informal register — 'grandpa' is less formal than 'grandfather' and is the common term used within families and when speaking directly to one's grandfather. More formal alternatives include 'grandfather' (neutral) and 'granddad' (also informal, but more common in British English).

常見錯誤

❌My grandpa is 80 years old and he still works every day.
✅My grandpa is 80 and still works every day.
💡'years old' is not wrong but 'grandpa' signals informal speech, so a shorter style sounds more natural.