His father was a painter...是什么意思？

His father was a painter...

他父亲是个画家。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

father

n. 父亲，祖先，（尤指天主教和东正教的）神父，天父；vt. 成为父亲，创立（新思想），创造，发明（新方法）；

例句
Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
珍妮特从11岁起就遭受父亲虐待。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

painter

n. 画家，着色者，油漆匠，（系船的）缆绳，破诡计；

例句
A painter may exaggerate or distort shapes and forms...
画家可能会对线条和形状进行夸大或扭曲。