godfather /ˈɡɒdˌfɑːðə/ TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A godfather is a male godparent. 教父

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A powerful man who is at the head of a criminal organization is sometimes referred to as a godfather. 犯罪组织的头目

  例：

  ...the feared godfather of the Mafia.

  ...人人畏惧的黑手党头目。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to a man who started or developed something such as a style of music as the godfather of that thing. 教父; 开拓者; 创始人 [journalism] [N 'of' n]

  例：

  ...the godfather of soul, James Brown.

  ...灵魂音乐教父詹姆士·布朗。