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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave.
你的工作會(huì)一直保留到你休完產(chǎn)假回來(lái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The boy was born at the city's maternity hospital.
這個(gè)男孩出生在市婦產(chǎn)醫(yī)院。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
由于出生率下降，產(chǎn)科服務(wù)會(huì)隨之削減。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.