maternally
adverb uk/məˈtɜː.nəl.i/ us/məˈtɝː.nəl.i/
母親般地
in the way that is like or relates to a mother
She is always maternally protective. 她总是像母亲一样保护弱小。
“Hey, baby, how are you doing?" she called maternally. “嘿，宝贝，你好吗?”她用母亲般的口吻叫道。
母亲一方地;母系地
in a way that relates to the mother's side of a family
They trace their ancestry maternally. 他们查考母亲一方的祖先。
We are all maternally linked cousins. 我们都是母亲一方的表亲。
See: maternal
- More examples
- It was touching to see how maternally she treated him.
- One hand cupped his son’s head almost maternally.
- Mitochondrial DNA is a type of DNA that is maternally inherited.