This is the 3154th most frequent Chinese word.
之父
"之父" means "father of" or "founder of," indicating someone known as the originator or creator of something.
Here, '之父' (zī fu) indicates a person who is considered the founder or originator of modern computers.
他被誉为现代计算机之父。
He is regarded as the father of modern computers.
In this sentence, '之父' signifies someone's pioneering role in establishing a genre or field, here being Chinese science fiction.
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.
Here, '之父' refers to the individual who conceptualized or significantly contributed to the theory, portraying Einstein's role in relativity.