maternal
maternal 英 [məˈtɜ:nl] 美 [məˈtɜrnl]
adj. 母亲的；母性的；母系的；母体遗传的
- If you are maternal, you are like a mother. How you define what it is to be “like a mother” is up to you, but most people think of nurturing things like chicken soup and kisses on the forehead.
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- adj. 母亲的；母性的；母系的；母体遗传的
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1. I have no desire to have a child, no maternal or paternal instinct.
我没有想要孩子的意愿，没有母性的或父性的本能。
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2. Through maternal attachment, we begin to learn who we are and what we feel and to acquire the ability to interact with others.
通过与母亲的联接我们开始了解我们是谁，我们有什么感觉，学得与其他人进行互动的功能。
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3. Any gains from having more than one offspring at a time might be expected to be like higher infant and maternal mortality rates.
每次从多于一个孩子那里获得的比期望的更多，通常会伴随着较高的婴儿死亡率和母亲死亡率。
- maternal (adj.) late 15c., from Old French maternel (14c.), from Vulgar Latin *maternalis, from Latin maternus "maternal, of a mother," from mater "mother" (see mother (n.1)).
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