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ma.ter.nalHmE5tV:7n[l, $-5tV:r-adjbehaving or feeling in a way that a mother does towards her child, or related to a mother's side of a family母亲般的,母亲一方的His boyish nature appealed to her maternal instincts.他的稚气激发了她的母性。She is very maternal towards her staff.她对她的员工十分慈爱。In some societies, wealth is inherited through the maternal side of a family.在一些社会,财富是按照母系代代相传的。Her maternal grandmother (= mother's mother) is still alive.她的外婆依然健在。 ☆PATERNAL
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