剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - maternal collapse

maternal
[UK]/mə'tɜ:.nəl/ [US]/-'tɝ:-/
adjective
* behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, loving way
母亲的；母亲般的

1. maternal instincts
母亲的天性

2. She is very maternal towards her staff.
她对员工十分慈祥。
Compare paternal
* related to a mother's side of the family
母系的；母亲一方的

1. Her maternal grandmother (= mother's mother) is still alive.
她的外婆依然健在。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - maternal collapse

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1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词母亲般的;慈母般的 Maternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother towards her child.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

  • She had little maternal instinct...

    她缺乏母性。

  • Her feelings towards him were almost maternal.

    她对他的感情是近乎母亲般的。

2.ADJ 形容词母亲的;母性的 Maternal is used to describe things that relate to the mother of a baby.

【搭配模式】：ADJ n

  • Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.

    母亲吸烟会对胎儿造成不良影响。

3.ADJ 形容词母亲一方的;母系的 A maternal relative is one who is related through a person's mother rather than their father.

【搭配模式】：ADJ n

  • Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.

    她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - maternal collapse

maternal
ma·ter·nal / mE5tE:nl; NAmE mE5tE:rnl / adjective1. having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards a child
   母亲的；母亲般慈爱的:
   maternal love
   母爱
   I'm not very maternal.
   我不太像个母亲。
   She didn't have any maternal instincts.
   她没有一点做母亲的天性。
2. connected with being a mother
   母亲的；作为母亲的:
   Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate.
   母亲的年龄影响婴儿的成活率。
3. [only before noun] related through the mother's side of the family
   母系的；母亲方面的:
   my maternal grandfather (= my mother's father)
   我的外祖父
• ma·ter·nal·ly / -nEli / adv.:
   She behaved maternally towards her students.
   她以母亲般的慈爱对待自己的学生。
⇨ compare paternal

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - maternal collapse

maternal adj.
Maternal is used with these nouns: aunt, behaviour, education, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, instinct, love, role, uncle

新牛津英语同义词词典 - maternal collapse

maternal

adjective
1 the baby aroused her maternal instincts
MOTHERLY , maternalistic; protective, caring, nurturing, loving, devoted, affectionate, fond, warm, tender, gentle, kind, kindly, comforting, understanding, compassionate.

2 his maternal grandparents
ON ONE'S MOTHER'S SIDE , on the distaff side.
-opposite(s): PATERNAL.

词源记忆 - maternal collapse

maternal 母亲的
来自拉丁语maturnus, 母亲的，来自mater, 母亲，词源同mother.