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mother/ˈmʌðə/ n. & v.●n. 1a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth 母亲，妈妈 b (in full 全称 adoptive mother) a woman who has continuous care of a child, esp. by adoption (尤指通过收养而成为的)继母；养母 2 any female animal in relation to its offspring 母兽；母畜 3 a quality or condition etc. that gives rise to another (特性、条件等所引起的)根源；根由 necessity is the mother of invention 需要是发明之母 4 (in full 全称 Mother Superior) the head of a female religious community (女隐修院的)女院长；(宗教团体的)女主管人 5 archaic (esp. as a form of address) an elderly woman [古义] (尤作为一种称谓)大娘；大妈 6 (作 attrib.)a designating an institution etc. regarded as having maternal authority (机构等)母性权威 Mother Church 大教堂; mother earth 大地 b designating the main ship, spacecraft, etc., in a convoy or mission 母舰；航空母舰(航空母机等) the mother craft 母舰 ●v. tr. 1 give birth to; be the mother of 生；产；做母亲 2 protect as a mother 母亲般保护 3 give rise to; be the source of 产生；是…的根源 4 acknowledge or profess oneself the mother of 声称(表示)自己为…创始人(或母亲) □ motherhood n.□ motherless adj.□ motherlessness n.□ motherlike adj. & adv.[Old English mōdor, from Germanic] |