maternal 详细解释

maternal

[mə'tə:nl]

adj.母亲的, 母系的, 母方的, 母性的

a.

1. 母亲的; 母性的

She showed her daughter's picture with maternal pride.

她怀着作为母亲的自豪感拿出女儿的照片给人看。

2. 母亲一方的; 母系的

maternal grandparents

外祖父母

3. 母体遗传的

maternal chromosomes

母体遗传的染色体

词形变化

副词: maternally | 名词: maternalism |

词义辨析

同义:

a.母亲的

motherly  

反义:

a.母亲的; 承受母系的

paternal  

英英释义

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

补充

maternalmaternal英:[məˈtə:nl] 美:[məˈtɚnəl]adj.1.母亲的; 母亲般的Every woman has maternal instinct.每个妇女都有母性的天性。He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。

例句

1. Her feelings towards him were almost maternal.她对他几乎都是母亲般的感情。 2. maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.孕妇吸烟会对胎儿造成伤害。 3. Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.她外公曾是卡拉奇市的市长。 4. his maternal uncle他舅舅 5. maternal age.育龄。 6. maternal care.产妇护理。 7. my maternal grandfather.我的外公。 8. maternal instincts.母性的本能。 9. maternal love/instincts母爱;母亲的本能 10. your maternal grandfather你的外祖父 11. maternal love母爱 12. maternal feelings/instincts母亲般的感觉/本能 13. Doctors are concerned about the effects of the drug on maternal health.医生担忧这种药对产妇健康的影响。 14. maternal smoking孕妇吸烟 15. his maternal grandparents [=the parents of his mother]他的外祖父母 16. a maternal aunt/uncle姨母;舅父 17. She smiled at them maternally.她慈母般地向他们微笑。 18. maternally inherited genes母系遗传基因