maternal

英 [məˈtɜːnl]

美 [məˈtɜːrnl]

adj.  母亲的; 母亲般慈爱的; 作为母亲的; 母系的; 母亲方面的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 母亲的；母亲般慈爱的
  having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards a child
  1. maternal love
     母爱
  2. I'm not very maternal.
     我不太像个母亲。
  3. She didn't have any maternal instincts.
     她没有一点做母亲的天性。
• 母亲的；作为母亲的
  connected with being a mother
  1. Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate.
     母亲的年龄影响婴儿的成活率。
• 母系的；母亲方面的
  related through the mother's side of the family
  1. my maternal grandfather (= my mother's father)
     我的外祖父

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 母亲般的;慈母般的
  Maternalis used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother towards her child.
  1. She had little maternal instinct...
     她缺乏母性。
  2. Her feelings towards him were almost maternal.
     她对他的感情是近乎母亲般的。
• ADJ 母亲的;母性的
  Maternalis used to describe things that relate to the mother of a baby.
  1. Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.
     母亲吸烟会对胎儿造成不良影响。
• ADJ 母亲一方的;母系的
  Amaternalrelative is one who is related through a person's mother rather than their father.
  1. Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
     她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。

双语例句

• Severe preeclampsia eclampsia; Maternal and infant; Clinical analysis.
  重度子痫前期子痫；母婴；临床分析。
• Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.
  孕产妇健康指妇女在妊娠、分娩和产后期间的保健。
• Reaching the goal for reducing maternal mortality depends absolutely on strong and accessible health services.
  实现降低孕产妇死亡率的目标完全取决于卫生服务的强劲程度和可获得性。
• Already research models are showing that HIV may have a significant impact on maternal mortality.
  研究模型已经显示艾滋病毒可能对孕产妇死亡率具有显著影响。
• Call his father and him maternal divorce!
  叫他父亲和他母亲离婚！
• Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
  她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。
• Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.
  母亲吸烟会对胎儿造成不良影响。
• As the United States, we want those countries with high maternal mortality rate, said;
  作为美国，我们想对那些有着产妇死亡率偏高的国家说；
• There are significant health implications of prepregnancy maternal obesity for both mother and child.
  怀孕前母亲的肥胖症对母亲和其孩子来说都有着显著的涉及健康的含意。
• They are not included in the Millennium Development Goals for improving maternal health and reducing child mortality.
  它未被纳入改善孕产妇健康和降低儿童死亡率的千年发展目标之内。