maternal
音标[mә'tә:nl]
汉语翻译
a. 母亲的, 母系的, 母方的
【医】 属母的, 母的, 母性的
【医】 属母的, 母的, 母性的
词型变化
副词:maternally 名词:maternalism
英语解释
形容词 maternal:
- characteristic of a mother- Dorothy Sayers
- relating to or derived from one's mother
- relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent同义词：parental, paternal
- related on the mother's side同义词：enate, enatic
例句
- Your maternal instincts go deeper than you think.你的母性本能远比你想像的强。
- On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one.他从母方接受的遗传是良好的。
- She feels very maternal towards him.她对他充满母爱。
- My maternal grandfather is coming.我的外祖父要来了。
详细解释
ma.ter.nal
adj.（形容词）Relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood or motherly:母性的，母亲的：母亲的或具有母亲特征的，母亲般的或母性的：例句：maternal instinct.母性的本能
Inherited from one`s mother:从母亲继承来的：例句：a maternal trait.从母亲继承来的品性
Related through one`s mother:母系的：例句：my maternal uncle.我的舅舅
来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Old French maternel 源自 古法语 maternel from Medieval Latin m3tern3lis 源自 中世纪拉丁语 m3tern3lis from Latin m3ternus 源自 拉丁语 m3ternus from m3ter [mother] * see m3ter- 源自 m3ter [母亲] *参见 m3ter-
【引伸】
mater.nalism
n.（名词）mater.nally
adv.（副词）
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