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mother 1 AHD[mŭY“ər] D.J.[ˈmʌðə]K.K.[ˈmʌðɚ]n.（名词）- 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
- A female parent of an animal.母兽：动物双亲的雌性一方
- A female ancestor.女性祖先
- 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
- Roman Catholic Church 【罗马天主教】
- A mother superior.女修道院院长
- Used as a form of address for such a woman.用作对女修道院院长的称呼
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Maternal love and tenderness:母性：母爱和温柔：brought out the mother in her.引发她的母性
- 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）- Relating to or being mother.母亲的：与母亲有联系的或作为母亲的
- Characteristic of a mother:有母亲特色的：mother love.母爱
- Being the source or origin:本源的：作为源泉或起源的：the mother church.教会本部
- 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 - To give birth to; create and produce.生育；创造和产生
- 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
- Middle English moder, mother 中古英语 moder, mother
- from Old English mōdor * see māter- 源自 古英语 mōdor * 参见 māter-
mother 2 AHD[mŭY“ər] D.J.[ˈmʌðə]K.K.[ˈmʌðɚ]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
- Probably alteration influenced by mother 1可能为 受 mother1的影响
- of obsolete Dutch moeder 已废荷兰语 moeder的变化
- from Middle Dutch 源自 中古荷兰语
- probably from moeder [mother of children] * see māter- 可能源自 moeder [孩子们的母亲] * 参见 māter-
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