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

• She had little maternal instinct
  她缺乏母性。
• 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。
• The safety, efficacy and effective delivery of maternal micronutrient supplementation require further research.
  母体微量营养素补充的安全性、功效和有效传递需要进一步研究。
• I was happy, I have a great maternal love.
  我是幸福的，我拥有伟大的母爱。
• 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。
• The remaining three were maternal and child health, environmental sanitation, and nutrition.
  其余三个重点关系到妇幼卫生、环境卫生和营养。如果以艾滋病毒/艾滋病来替代性传播疾病，这些便是现在的卫生相关千年发展目标。
• Moreover, to prevent maternal and neonatal deaths, the need for a well-functioning health system is absolute.
  而且，要防止孕产妇和新生儿死亡，绝对要有一个运转良好的卫生系统。
• 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。
• Call his father and him maternal divorce!
  叫他父亲和他母亲离婚！
• 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。