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

• In the ZAHARA study, mechanical valve prosthesis predicted both maternal and neonatal complications.
  ZAHARA研究中，机械瓣对产妇和新生儿并发症均有预测价值。
• Severe preeclampsia eclampsia; Maternal and infant; Clinical analysis.
  重度子痫前期子痫；母婴；临床分析。
• 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；
• 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。
• The hospital deploys extensive outreach clinics in child and maternal health by car and plane.
  医院通过汽车和飞机部署了广泛的诊所扩大儿童和孕产妇卫生保健服务。
• Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
  她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。
• 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。
• She had little maternal instinct
  她缺乏母性。
• 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。
• "This study demonstrates the importance of maternal nutrition and health in reducing obesity," said Dr.
  “这项研究显示了母亲的营养与健康对减少肥胖症的重要性”MinaDesai博士说。