1. 母亲的；母亲般的 related to a mother

1. characteristic of a mother;

   "warm maternal affection for her guest"
   

2. relating to or derived from one's mother;

   "maternal genes"
   

3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;

   "parental guidance"
   

4. related on the mother's side;

   "my maternal grandmother"
   

1.母亲般的;慈母般的
maternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother towards her child.

maternal的解释

e.g. She had littlematernal instinct...
她缺乏母性。
e.g. Her feelings towards him were almostmaternal.
她对他的感情是近乎母亲般的。

2.母亲的;母性的
maternal is used to describe things that relate to the mother of a baby.

e.g. maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.
母亲吸烟会对胎儿造成不良影响。

3.母亲一方的;母系的
Amaternal relative is one who is related through a person's mother rather than their father.

e.g. Hermaternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
她的外公是卡拉奇市的市长。

1. maternal

1. 母亲的：11.propagation:普及,传播 | 12.maternal:母亲的 | 1. plateau:高原

2. maternal什么意思

2. 母性的：materiel 物质 |maternal 母性的 |maternal adaptation 母体适应

3.

3. 母的：mateinate 有边的 |maternal 母的 |maternal effect 母性效应

4. 母系的：paternal adj. 父系的 |maternal 母系的 | matrix 子宫,母体,矩阵

1. The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.
   那绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

• Mothers..tired from their exhausting maternal duties.

  出自：J. Rosenberg