maternity

英 [mə'tɜːnɪtɪ]美 [mə'tɝnəti]
  • n. 母性，母道；[妇产] 妇产科医院
  • adj. 产科的；产妇的，孕妇的
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中文词源

maternity 母亲身份，怀孕

来自maternal,母亲的，-ity,名词后缀。比喻用法。

英文词源

maternity (n.)
1610s, "quality or condition of being a mother," from French maternité "motherhood" (15c.), from Medieval Latin maternitatem (nominative maternitas) "motherhood," from Latin maternus (see maternal). Used from 1893 as a quasi-adjective in reference to garments designed for pregnant women.

双语例句

1. Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave.
你的工作会一直保留到你休完产假回来。
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2. The boy was born at the city's maternity hospital.
这个男孩出生在市妇产医院。
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3. Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
由于出生率下降，产科服务会随之削减。
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4. Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.
多伦多医院的产房都已住满了。
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5. Morisot had experienced maternity herself.
莫里佐也曾为人母。
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