maternity
英 [məˈtɜ:nəti] 美 [məˈtɜrnəti]

n.

母性，为母之道；妇产科医院；

adj.

产妇用的；产科的；孕妇的；

变形

复数：maternities

英英释义

maternity[ mə'tə:niti ]

• n.
  • the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

    同义词：pregnancygestation

  • the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother

    同义词：motherhood

  • the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother

    同义词：motherlinessmaternalismmaternal quality

词组短语

maternity leave产假

maternity insurance生育保险；产妇保险

maternity hospital产科医院；妇产科医院

maternity dress n. 孕妇装

maternity and child care妇幼保健

maternity ward产科病房

maternity care母性保健

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双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. It weighs upon the woman, that is to say , upon grace, weakness, beauty, maternity.
   它压迫妇女，就是说压迫柔情，压迫弱质，压迫美貌，压迫母性。
2. To date,sports bras have largely been ungainly,with all the functional trappings of a maternity bra and little more in the way of stylish design.
   此前，运动胸衣总的来说不太优雅，有母性胸衣的种种功能性装饰，却缺少时髦的设计。
3. The pregnant woman looked forward to her maternity.
   孕妇期待着做母亲。
4. Maternity ward is on the second floor.
   产科病房在二楼。
5. Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.
   受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. What's this company's policy on maternity leave?
   这公司的产假规定为何?
2. It's just that maternity clothes are so expensive.
   没什么,就是孕妇服实在太贵。

权威例句

Polar Bear Maternity Denning in the Beaufort Sea
The incidence of mandated maternity benefits.
Coverage of maternity care: a tabulation of available information. 3rd ed.
Roosts Used by Maternity Colonies of Silver-Haired Bats in Northeastern Oregon
Supplementary feeding in maternity hospitals and the risk of cow's milk allergy: A prospective study of 6209 infants.
Protecting, promoting and supporting breast feeding: the special role of maternity services.
The Family Gap for Young Women in the United States and Britain: Can Maternity Leave Make a Difference?
Protecting promoting and supporting breast feeding: the special role of maternity services. [Part 2].
Changes in booking body mass index over a decade: retrospective analysis from a Glasgow Maternity Hospital
Quality of cavity microclimate as a factor influencing selection of maternity roosts by a tree‐dwelling bat, Chalinolobus tubercula...