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基本释义
  • 纵容, 溺爱
词形变化
  • 名 词:ma·ter'nal·ism
    副 词:ma·ter'nal·ly
英英解释
  •  2个名词解释

    1. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
      [同] maternal quality, maternalism, maternity, motherliness
      [例]
      • the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
    2. motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children