maternity 英 [məˈtɜ:nəti]   美 [məˈtɜrnəti]

maternity

maternity  英 [məˈtɜ:nəti] 美 [məˈtɜrnəti]

adj. 产科的;产妇的,孕妇的  n. 怀孕 

名词复数:maternities 

maternity clothes  孕妇装
a maternity ward , a maternity hospital  产科病房;妇产医院

  • Use the noun maternity to describe the relationship of a mother to her children.
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  • adj. 产科的;产妇的,孕妇的
  • n. 怀孕
  • 1. maternity clothes

    孕妇装

  • 2. a maternity ward , a maternity hospital

    产科病房;妇产医院

  • maternity (n.) 1610s, "quality or condition of being a mother," from French maternité "motherhood" (15c.), from Medieval Latin maternitatem (nominative maternitas) "motherhood," from Latin maternus (see maternal). Used from 1893 as a quasi-adjective in reference to garments designed for pregnant women.
ma·ter·nity / məˈtɜːnəti ; NAmE məˈtɜːrnəti / noun [uncountable ] the state of being or becoming a mother 母亲身分;怀孕 maternity clothes (= clothes for women who are pregnant) 孕妇装 a maternity ward/hospital (= one where women go to give birth to their babies) 产科病房;妇产医院 maternity maternities ma·ter·nity / məˈtɜːnəti ; NAmE məˈtɜːrnəti /
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