maternal

形容詞

1. 1

   母親的、母性的

   She spoke to the frightened child with maternal warmth.

   她用母性的溫暖對那個受驚的孩子說話。

2. 2

   母系的、母方的

   My maternal grandfather grew up in a small fishing village.

   我的外祖父在一個小漁村長大。

3. 3

   孕產婦的、產婦的醫學

   The country has cut maternal deaths by half in a decade.

   該國在十年內將孕產婦死亡率減少了一半。