"raise a family" "bring up children"
误 His parent live in Hong Kong.
正 His parents live in Hong Kong.
析parent作为单数名词,只指父母中的一个,当表示“双亲”时,要用parents。
我们的老师对我们像父母一样慈爱。误 Our teachers treat us parently.
正 Our teachers treat us as kindly as our parents.
析 有少数名词可以加-ly构成形容词,如 friendly, fatherly, motherly, comradely等,但parently不能这样用。