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单词 maternal
释义

ma·ter·nal

adjective
/məˈtɜːnl/
/məˈtɜːrnl/
  1. having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards a child母亲的;母亲般慈爱的
    • maternal love母爱
    • I'm not very maternal.我不太像个母亲。
    • She didn't have any maternal instincts.她没有一点做母亲的天性。
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
  2. connected with being a mother母亲的;作为母亲的
    • Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate.母亲的年龄影响婴儿的成活率。
    • the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy母亲在怀孕期间吸烟的影响
  3. [only before noun] related through the mother’s side of the family母系的;母亲方面的
    • my maternal grandfather (= my mother’s father)我的外祖父
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
  4. Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French maternel, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother’.
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