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

• Monitoring and evaluating the burden of maternal and newborn ill-health and its impact on societies and their socio-economic development.
  监测和评价孕产妇和新生儿健康不良的负担及其对社会和社会经济发展的影响。
• Maternal depression was associated with early childhood underweight and stunting.
  母亲抑郁与早期儿童体重不足和发育不良相关。
• Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
  她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。
• Half of all maternal deaths in Botswana and South Africa are due to HIV.
  博茨瓦纳和南非的所有孕产妇死亡有一半是艾滋病毒造成的。
• Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.
  母亲吸烟会对胎儿造成不良影响。
• In Nicaragua, remittances significantly improved the likelihood of doctor-assisted births, a big factor in reducing maternal mortality.
  在尼加拉瓜，汇款极大提高了医生助产的可能性，这是降低母亲死亡率的一个重要因素。
• Genetic abnormalities are more often associated with faults in paternal DNA than in maternal DNA.
  相对于母本DNA，基因畸变往往更多地与父本DNA上的缺陷相关。
• Maternal and child health is the theme of this year's World Health Report and World Health Day.
  孕产妇和儿童健康是今年世界卫生报告和世界卫生日的主题。
• I define and compare a variety of procedures for calculating the lifetime risk of maternal mortality.
  作者对计算孕产妇死亡终生危险性的各种方法进行了详细的描述和比较。
• 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。