Wang’s father committed suicide when Wang was young, leaving him largely to the paternal care of his uncle.
这里的 paternal care 在翻译的时候可否略去?
paternal care 的意思是“父亲般的照顾或关怀”。在你的句子中,paternal care 若略去不译,则可能是:
Wang’s father committed suicide when Wang was young, leaving him largely to the paternal care of his uncle. 王的父亲在王年幼时就自杀了,留下他主要由他叔叔照顾。
若试图将 paternal care 翻译出来,则是:
Wang’s father committed suicide when Wang was young, leaving him largely to the paternal care of his uncle. 王的父亲在王年幼时就自杀了,留下他主要由他叔叔悉心照顾。(将“父亲般的照顾”意译为“悉心照顾”)