maternal
音標[m?'t?:nl] 讀音漢語翻譯
a. 母親的, 母系的, 母方的
【醫】 屬母的, 母的, 母性的
詞型變化:
副詞:maternally 名詞:maternalism英文解釋:
形容詞 maternal:
- characteristic of a mother- Dorothy Sayers
- relating to or derived from one's mother
- relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent同義詞:parental, paternal
- related on the mother's side同義詞:enate, enatic
例句:
- Your maternal instincts go deeper than you think.你的母性本能遠比你想像的強。
- On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one.他從母方接受的遺傳是良好的。
- She feels very maternal towards him.她對他充滿母愛。
- My maternal grandfather is coming.我的外祖父要來了。
詳細解釋:
ma.ter.nal
adj.(形容詞)Relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood or motherly:母性的,母親的:母親的或具有母親特徵的,母親般的或母性的:例句:maternal instinct.母性的本能
Inherited from one`s mother:從母親繼承來的:例句:a maternal trait.從母親繼承來的品性
Related through one`s mother:母系的:例句:my maternal uncle.我的舅舅
來源:Middle English 中古英文 from Old French maternel 源自 古法文 maternel from Medieval Latin m3tern3lis 源自 中世紀拉丁語 m3tern3lis from Latin m3ternus 源自 拉丁語 m3ternus from m3ter [mother] * see m3ter- 源自 m3ter [母親] *參見 m3ter-
【引伸】
mater.nalism
n.(名詞)mater.nally
adv.(副詞)
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