maternity

英 [məˈtɜːnəti]

美 [məˈtɜːrnəti]

n.  母亲身份; 怀孕

复数：maternities　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7122 / COCA.11382

牛津词典

noun

• 母亲身份；怀孕
  the state of being or becoming a mother
  1. maternity clothes (= clothes for women who are pregnant)
     孕妇装
  2. a maternity ward/hospital (= one where women go to give birth to their babies)
     产科病房；妇产医院

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 产妇的;孕妇的
  Maternityis used to describe things relating to the help and medical care given to a woman when she is pregnant and when she gives birth.
  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。
  2. The boy was born at the city's maternity hospital.
     这个男孩出生在市妇产医院。
  3. ...maternity clothes.
     孕妇装
• N-UNCOUNT 母亲身份
  Maternityis the state of being a mother.
  1. Morisot had experienced maternity herself.
     莫里佐也曾为人母。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
  1. the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
  Synonym:motherlinessmaternalismmaternal quality
• the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
  Synonym:motherhood
• the state of being pregnant
  Synonym:pregnancygestation

双语例句

• Much of my time in Kenya has focused on understanding the market and the needs associated with maternity health.
  我在肯尼亚的很长时间都花在了了解与孕妇健康相关的市场和需求方面。
• At the time, kindred were linked together chiefly through the band of their maternity.
  那时联系亲属的纽带以母方为主。
• There was a particular problem with claims for maternity allowance.
  有一个涉及产妇补贴要求的具体问题。
• The pregnant woman looked forward to her maternity.
  孕妇期待着做母亲。
• Today, training was provided for82 nurses in high-risk departments, including the maternity ward and the laboratory.
  今天对高危科室、包括产科病房和实验室的82名护士进行了培训。
• You ordered MRIs for the entire maternity ward?
  你替整个产科平房订了核磁共振？
• 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。
• Staff hired on a casual or seasonal basis will not be eligible for maternity leave benefits.
  暂时或只雇用一个季节的员工没有资格享受产假福利。
• He contacted Maternity and Child Care Hospital in Nanjing which promised to give her free treatment.
  他联系了南京市妇幼保健院，保健院答应为她进行免费治疗。
• The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave.
  除了在产假上，这种法律在运用上对男女是平等的。