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Maternal Mother Feelings Typical N Məˈtɜːnl Adj Describe

word maternal
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maternal

[məˈtɜ:nl]

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母亲的(50%),母性的(27%),母系的(14%),母方的(9%)
adj.母亲的;母性的;母系的;母体遗传的
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/mətɜ͟ː(r)n(ə)l/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]母亲般的;慈母般的 Maternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother towards her child.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • She had little maternal instinct...

    她缺乏母性。

  • Her feelings towards him were almost maternal.

    她对他的感情是近乎母亲般的。

2
[ADJ 形容词]母亲的;母性的 Maternal is used to describe things that relate to the mother of a baby.
  [ADJ n]
  • Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.

    母亲吸烟会对胎儿造成不良影响。

3
[ADJ 形容词]母亲一方的;母系的 A maternal relative is one who is related through a person's mother rather than their father.
  [ADJ n]
  • Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.

    她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。


Oxford
ma·ter·nal / məˈtɜːnl ; NAmE məˈtɜːrnl / adjective 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。 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。 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 ma·ter·nal·ly / məˈtɜːnəli ; NAmE məˈtɜːrnəli / adverb She behaved maternally towards her students. 她以母亲般的慈爱对待自己的学生。 compare
paternal
ma·ter·nal / məˈtɜːnl ; NAmE məˈtɜːrnl / ma·ter·nal·ly / məˈtɜːnəli ; NAmE məˈtɜːrnəli /
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maternalma‧ter‧nal /məˈtɜːnl $ -ɜːr-/ ●○○ adjective
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1typical of the way a good mother behaves or feelspaternal:  Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal. She seems to have a strong maternal instinct (=desire to have babies and take care of them).2[only before noun] relating to a mother or to being a motherpaternal:  the relationship between maternal age and infant mortality3maternal grandfather/aunt etc your mother’s father, sister etcmaternally adverb

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