maternal

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a. 母亲的, 母系的, 母方的 [医] 属母的, 母的, 母性的

发音

UK /məˈtɜːnəl/
其它
US /məˈtɝnəl/

词形变化

maternals 复数 maternals more maternal 比较级 most maternal 最高级

别名

maternall

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mother.

    过时 非正式 罕用
  2. 2.

    A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.

    罕用
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.

    母亲的

    His weakness seemed to bring out her maternal instincts.

  2. 2.

    Related through the mother, or her side of the family.

    母系

    Toby is my maternal uncle.

  3. 3.

    Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.

    医学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

parental paternal enate enatic

反义词 1

paternal

近义相关 4

related motherly maternalistic motherlike

参见 1

matriarchal

相关短语

maternal death 孕产妇死亡 maternal uncle 舅父 maternal aunt 姨妈 maternal grandmother 外婆 maternal grandfather 外公 maternal custody 母亲监护权 maternal deaths maternal aunts maternal cousin 表兄 表哥 maternal uncles maternal grandfathers maternal cousins maternal grandmothers maternal grandchild

词源

PIE word *méh₂tēr The adjective is derived from Late Middle English maternal, maternall, from Middle French maternel (“maternal”) (modern French maternel (“maternal; native”)), or from its etymon Late Latin māternālis (“maternal”), from Latin māternus (“maternal; related to the mother or her side of the family”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). Māternus is derived from māter (“mother”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”)) + -rnus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Italian maternale, materno, Portuguese maternal, materno, Spanish maternal, materno. The noun is derived from the adjective.

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