motherly

CET-4 FREQ #32133

a. 母亲的

发音

UK /ˈmʌðəli/
其它
US /ˈmʌðɚli/

词形变化

more motherly 比较级 most motherly 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

maternal
副词

同义词 1

maternally

词源

From Middle English moderly, from Old English mōdorlīċ (“motherly, maternal”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz (“motherly, maternal”), equivalent to mother + -ly.

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