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maternal
a. 母亲的,母系的,母方的

词形变化:

副词:maternally 名词:maternalism

例句与用法:

  1. Your maternal instincts go deeper than you think.
    你的母性本能远比你想像的强.
  2. On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one.
    他从母方接受的遗传是良好的。
  3. She feels very maternal towards him.
    她对他充满母爱。
  4. My maternal grandfather is coming.
    我的外祖父要来了。

英英解释:

形容词 maternal:

  1. characteristic of a mother- Dorothy Sayers
  2. relating to or derived from one's mother
  3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
  4. 同义词:parental, paternal
  5. related on the mother's side
  6. 同义词:enate, enatic