maternal
英 /mə'tɜːn(ə)l/美 /mə'tɝnl/
释义
a. 母亲的, 母系的, 母方的\n[医] 属母的, 母的, 母性的 maternal and child health 妇幼卫生;母婴健康 maternal love 母亲的爱 maternal mortality 产妇死亡率,母性死亡率;母死率
例句
Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal.
安妮非常亲切慈爱。
She seems to have a strong maternal instinct (= desire to have babies and take care of them ) .
她似乎有很强的母性。
