maternal

maternal

英 [mə'tɜːn(ə)l]
　　美 [mə'tɝnl]

adj. 母親的；母性的；母系的；母體遺傳的

中文詞源：

maternal 母親的

來自拉丁語maturnus,母親的，來自mater,母親，詞源同mother.

例句：

1. I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers.
我不像別的母親那樣有那麼強烈的母性本能。

2. She had little maternal instinct.
她缺乏母性。

3. Her feelings towards him were almost maternal.
她對他的感情是近乎母親般的。

4. Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
她的外公是卡拉奇市的市長。

5. I'm not very maternal.
我不太像個母親。