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		WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 |  | maternal adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (nurturing, caring) | 母亲般慈爱的  mǔ qīn bān cí ài de  |  |   | Her maternal attitude keeps all her employees happy. |  | maternal adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (relating to mothers) | 母亲的  mǔ qīn de  |  |   |   | 母体遗传的  mǔ tǐ yí chuán de  |  |   | Count on your maternal instincts to tell you what to do. |  | maternal adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (relating to mother's ancestors) | 母系的  mǔ xì de  |  |   |   | 母亲一方的  mǔ qīn yì fāng de  |  |   | My maternal grandmother was born in Germany. |  
 WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式: |  | maternal instinct nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (motherly urge to protect and nurture) | 母性  mǔ xìng |  |   | Her maternal instinct made her risk her life for her child. |  | maternal love nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.  |  (motherly affection) | 母爱  mǔ ài |  
 Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: maternal [ m&'t&:nl]  adj 1 [+ feelings, role] 母亲(親)的 mǔqīn de 2 [+ grandfather, aunt etc] 母系的 mǔxì de  在这些条目还发现'maternal': 在英文解释里: cluck - mother figure - motherhood - mothering - motherly 中文: 母 - 姥  |