| 释义 |
maternal/məˈtɜ:n(ə)l/adj. 1 of or like a mother 母亲的；像母亲的 2 motherly 母性的 3 related through the mother 母系的 maternal uncle 舅舅 4 of the mother in pregnancy and childbirth 怀孕的；产妇的 □ maternalism n.□ maternalistic /-ˈlistik/ adj.□ maternally adv.[Middle English from Old French maternel or Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother’] |