简明英汉词典

 mother
[5mQTE]
n.
母亲, 妈妈

美国传统词典[双解]

 mother
moth.er 1
AHD:[m?Y“…r]
D.J.[6m(H*]
K.K.[6m(H+]
n.（名词）

(1)

 A woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures a child.
母亲：孕育、生产或抚养和教育小孩的女人

(2)

 A female parent of an animal.
母兽：动物双亲的雌性一方

(3)

 A female ancestor.
女性祖先

(4)

 A woman who holds a position of authority or responsibility similar to that of a mother:
女主管：拥有类似于母亲的地位、权势或责任的女人：
a den mother.
女管家

(5)

 Roman Catholic Church
【罗马天主教】

(6)

 A mother superior.
女修道院院长

(7)

 Used as a form of address for such a woman.
用作对女修道院院长的称呼

(8)

 A woman who creates, originates, or founds something:
女创始人，女发明人：创造、发明或创建某物的女人：
“the discovery of radium, which made Marie Curie mother to the Atomic Age”(Alden Whitman)
“镭的发现使玛丽·居里成为原子时代之母”(奥尔登·惠特曼)

(9)

 A creative source; an origin:
根本，源泉：创造性的源头；起源：
Philosophy is the mother of the sciences.
哲学为科学的根本

(10)

 Used as a title for a woman respected for her wisdom and age.
大妈，大娘：对那些因智慧或年老而受人尊敬的女人的称呼

(11)

 Maternal love and tenderness:
母性：母爱和温柔：
brought out the mother in her.
引发她的母性

(12)

 Vulgar Slang Something considered extraordinary, as in disagreeableness, size, or intensity.
【粗俗用语】 【俚语】 巨大的事物：被认为很不平常的某物，如在厌恶、尺寸或强度方面
adj.（形容词）

(1)

 Relating to or being mother.
母亲的：与母亲有联系的或作为母亲的

(2)

 Characteristic of a mother:
有母亲特色的：
mother love.
母爱

(3)

 Being the source or origin:
本源的：作为源泉或起源的：
the mother church.
教会本部

(4)

 Derived from or as if from one's mother; native:
本国的：从或似乎从某人的母亲处提取的；本土的：
one's mother language.
母语
v.tr.（及物动词）
moth.ered， moth.er.ing， moth.ers

(1)

 To give birth to; create and produce.
生育；创造和产生

(2)

 To watch over, nourish, and protect maternally.See Usage Note at father
抚养，保护：母亲般地监督、养育和保护参见 father

语源

(1)

 Middle English moder, mother
中古英语 moder, mother

(2)

 from Old English m?r * see m3ter-
源自 古英语 m?r *参见 m3ter-

基本词义

 mother
moth.er 2
AHD:[m?Y“…r]
D.J.[6m(H*]
K.K.[6m(H+]
n.（名词）
A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.
醋母：一种由发酵细胞和形成于发酵期流体表面的细菌组成的黏稠的粘状物，加于葡萄酒或苹果酒中以开始酒的生产过程

语源

(1)

 Probably alteration influenced by mother 1
可能为 受 mother1的影响

(2)

 of obsolete Dutch moeder
已废荷兰语 moeder的变化

(3)

 from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷兰语

(4)

 probably from moeder [mother of children] * see m3ter-
可能源自 moeder [孩子们的母亲] *参见 m3ter-

现代英汉词典

 mother
[5mQTE(r)]
n.

(1)

 母亲
His mother and father are both college teachers.
他的父母都是大学教师。

(2)

 [M-]对女修道院院长的尊称
Mother Teresa
泰瑞莎院长

(3)

 [M-]老太太；老妇人
Old Mother Williams
威廉斯妈妈

(4)

 根源；起因
Hunger is often the mother of crime.
饥饿常是犯罪的根源。

词性变化

 mother
vt.

(1)

 （母亲般地）照顾

(2)

 生孩子

现代英汉综合大辞典

 mother
[5mQTE]
n.

(1)

 母亲, 妈妈

(2)

 [Mother ](常用于姓氏前)大妈, 大娘, 老太太

(3)

 [口]义母, 继母, 养母

(4)

 母爱

(5)

 女主管人; 妇女宗教团体的女主持人, 修女院长

(6)

 [喻]根源

(7)

 人工孵卵器

(8)

 航空母舰; 航空母机

(9)

 [Mother ]大猩猩(品种)苹果; (动、植物的)母

(10)

 (=mother of vinegar)【微】醋母
She's a mother of three.
她是三个孩子的妈妈。
She was a mother to the poor.
她是穷苦人的慈母。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。

词性变化

 mother
[5mQTE]
adj.
母的, 祖国的, 本国的
mother love
母爱
mother tongue
本国语言, 母语
a mother tree
母树

mother
[5mQTE]
vt.

(1)

 当子女抚养, 保育照管

(2)

 产, 生(通常在修辞上使用)

(3)

 承认自已是...的母亲; 声明自已是(小说等的)作者

(4)

 【军】掩护
She mothered two sons but no daughters.
她生了两个儿子, 但没有女儿。

继承用法

 mother-in-law
n.
(pl. mothers-in-law)婆婆, 岳母

motherland
[5mQTElAnd]
n.
祖国

mother-to -be
n.
孕妇

mother-naked
adj.
象初出娘胎那样一丝不挂的

mother-of -pearl
n.
珍珠母, 螺钿

mother wort
n.
【植】益母草属

motherhood
[5mQTEhu:d]
n.
母亲的义务; 母性; 母权

motherless
[`mQTElIs]
adj.
没有母亲的

motherlike
adj.
母亲般的

motherly
[5mQTElI]
adj.
母亲的, 慈母般的; 慈祥的

词性变化

 mother
[5mQTE]
adv.
慈母般地

mothery
[`mQTLrI]
adj.
含醋母的; 醋母似的

习惯用语

 (as) naked as my mother bore me (as naked as I was born)
赤身露体, 一丝不挂

be mother [mum]
[口]主持斟酒、倒茶; 主管分配食物

become a mother
当母亲, 生孩子

Like mother, like child [daughter].
[谚]有其母必有其子[女]。

Mother Hubbard
(女用)宽大长罩衣

Mother of God
【宗】上帝之母(指圣母玛利亚)

Mother of Presidents
[美]总统之乡(指美国弗吉尼亚州, 因该州有多人任过总统)

Mother of States
[美]各州之母(美国弗吉尼亚州的别名)

mother of the months
[诗]月亮

特殊用法

 class mother
学校与家庭联络员

den mother
童子军女训导

expectant mother
孕妇

First Mother
第一母亲(指国家元首的母亲)

foster mother
养母

queen mother
太后

step mother
继母

用法词典

 mother
(中古英语moder<古英语modor<印欧语matér 母亲)

英文相关词典

 mother
attend to    breed    bring about    care for    cause    foster    look after    mama    mind    mom    mommy    nurse    nurture    originate    produce    watch    father    

[七国语言]英汉公共大词典

 mother
母亲

[七国语言]英汉农业大词典

 mother
母体

美国传统词典

 mother
moth.er 1
AHD:[m?Y“…r]
D.J.[6m(H*]
K.K.[6m(H+]
n.

(1)

 A woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures a child.

(2)

 A female parent of an animal.

(3)

 A female ancestor.

(4)

 A woman who holds a position of authority or responsibility similar to that of a mother:
a den mother.

(5)

 Roman Catholic Church

(6)

 A mother superior.

(7)

 Used as a form of address for such a woman.

(8)

 A woman who creates, originates, or founds something:
“the discovery of radium, which made Marie Curie mother to the Atomic Age”(Alden Whitman)

(9)

 A creative source; an origin:
Philosophy is the mother of the sciences.

(10)

 Used as a title for a woman respected for her wisdom and age.

(11)

 Maternal love and tenderness:
brought out the mother in her.

(12)

 Vulgar Slang Something considered extraordinary, as in disagreeableness, size, or intensity.
adj.

(1)

 Relating to or being mother.

(2)

 Characteristic of a mother:
mother love.

(3)

 Being the source or origin:
the mother church.

(4)

 Derived from or as if from one's mother; native:
one's mother language.
v.tr.
moth.ered, moth.er.ing, moth.ers

(1)

 To give birth to; create and produce.

(2)

 To watch over, nourish, and protect maternally.See Usage Note at father

语源

(1)

 Middle English moder, mother

(2)

 from Old English m?r * see m3ter-

基本词义

 mother
moth.er 2
AHD:[m?Y“…r]
D.J.[6m(H*]
K.K.[6m(H+]
n.
A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.

语源

(1)

 Probably alteration influenced by mother 1

(2)

 of obsolete Dutch moeder

(3)

 from Middle Dutch

(4)

 probably from moeder [mother of children] * see m3ter-

英汉法学大词典

 mother
n.母亲

英汉化学大词典

 mother
n.母亲,母同位素,根本,母盘;adj.母的,本国的

英汉计算机大词典

 mother
n.母亲(母同位素,根本;adj.母的(本国的)

英汉机械大词典

 mother
n.航空母机,母盘

英汉建筑大词典

 mother
n.母亲,母体,源泉;n.母亲的,本国的

英汉医学大词典

 mother
n.母,产生

英汉中医大词典

 mother
n.母亲

英汉造纸大词典

 mother
n.航空母机,母盘

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