| 释义 |
maternal/məˈtɜ:nl ||; məˈtɝnḷ/adj1. behaving as a mother would behave; connected with being a mother 母亲的；母亲般的: ◇maternal love/instincts 母爱；母亲的本能 2. (only before a noun 只用于名词前) related through your mother's side of the family 母系的；母亲一方的: ◇your maternal grandfather 你的外祖父 ☞ look at paternal. 参看paternal。 maternalsee ⇨ mother 4,5 ma·ter·nal /mə`tɜnḷ; məˈtɜːnl/adj 1. typical of the way a kind mother feels or acts 慈母似的:◇maternal feelings 母亲般的感情 2. maternal grandfather/aunt etc your mother's father, sister etc 外祖父/阿姨等→ compare 比较 paternal |