maternal
[mə'tə:nl]
adj.母亲的, 母系的, 母方的, 母性的
例句与用法:
Your maternal instincts go deeper than you think.
你的母性本能远比你想像的强。
On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one.
他从母方接受的遗传是良好的。
She feels very maternal towards him.
她对他充满母爱。
My maternal grandfather is coming.
我的外祖父要来了。
词形变化:
副词: maternally | 名词: maternalism |
详细释义:
a.
1. 母亲的; 母性的
She showed her daughter's picture with maternal pride.
她怀着作为母亲的自豪感拿出女儿的照片给人看。
2. 母亲一方的; 母系的
maternal grandparents
外祖父母
3. 母体遗传的
maternal chromosomes
母体遗传的染色体