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maternal adj.母亲的；母系的；母方的；母性的 (1) 她对他充满母爱。(2) 母亲的年龄影响婴儿的成活率。(3) 我的外祖父要来了。(4) 他从母方接受的遗传是良好的。(5) 你的母性本能远比你想像的强。 The adjective maternal comes from the Latin maternus, which means “of a mother.” Many traits are labeled as maternal, including physical traits that are genetically passed on from the mother — like being color blind. A woman’s desire to have a child is called her “maternal instinct,” and if you care for other people in a nurturing way you are being maternal, even if you are not a mother. Your mother’s mother is your “maternal grandmother.”

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英 [mə'tɜːnl] 美 [mə'tɜːrnl] (1) She feels very maternal towards him.(2) Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate.(3) My maternal grandfather is coming.(4) On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one.(5) Your maternal instincts go deeper than you think. If you are maternal, you are like a mother. How you define what it is to be “like a mother” is up to you, but most people think of nurturing things like chicken soup and kisses on the forehead. 1[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。

英语单词	maternal
英美音标	英 [mə'tɜːnl] 美 [mə'tɜːrnl]
中文释义	adj.母亲的；母系的；母方的；母性的
英语例句	(1) She feels very maternal towards him. (2) Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate. (3) My maternal grandfather is coming. (4) On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one. (5) Your maternal instincts go deeper than you think.
中文例句	(1) 她对他充满母爱。 (2) 母亲的年龄影响婴儿的成活率。 (3) 我的外祖父要来了。 (4) 他从母方接受的遗传是良好的。 (5) 你的母性本能远比你想像的强。
vocabulary简明	If you are maternal, you are like a mother. How you define what it is to be “like a mother” is up to you, but most people think of nurturing things like chicken soup and kisses on the forehead.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective maternal comes from the Latin maternus, which means “of a mother.” Many traits are labeled as maternal, including physical traits that are genetically passed on from the mother — like being color blind. A woman’s desire to have a child is called her “maternal instinct,” and if you care for other people in a nurturing way you are being maternal, even if you are not a mother. Your mother’s mother is your “maternal grandmother.”
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

Maternal Mother N Grandfather People Nurturing Things Traits