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单词 maternity
释义
maternity
noun[U]
formal
uk
/məˈtɜː.nə.ti/us
/məˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/
thestateof being amother
母亲身份
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Family: relations in general
  • anti-family
  • aunt
  • auntie
  • baby daddy
  • biologically
  • father
  • fatherhood
  • filial
  • first cousin
  • fraternal
  • kinship
  • kinsman
  • kinswoman
  • kith and kin
  • long-lost
  • relationship
  • relative
  • removed
  • second cousin
  • sib
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maternity
adjective[before noun]
uk
/məˈtɜː.nə.ti/us
/məˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/
relatedtopregnancyandbirth:
怀孕的；产妇的
maternityclothes孕妇装
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Obstetrics: pregnancy
  • antenatally
  • baby brain
  • broodiness
  • carry
  • child
  • expected
  • miscarriage
  • morning sickness
  • pregnancy
  • pregnant
  • pro-abortion
  • pro-life
  • pudding
  • reconceive
  • right to life
  • spout
  • stretch marks
  • surrogate
  • trouble
  • unborn
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(Definition ofmaternityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

maternity| American Dictionary

maternity
adjective[not gradable]
us
/məˈtɜr·nɪ·t̬i/
relatingto aperiodduring which a woman ispregnantand has ababy, and often to aperiodfollowingthis:
Anitapassedalong some used maternityclothes(=clotheswornwhen she waspregnant).
Sheaskedabout the company’s maternitybenefits.
maternity
noun[U]
us
/məˈtɜr·nɪ·t̬i/
thestateof being amother:
issuesofreproduction, maternity, and women’shealth
Maternityleaveis aperiodin which a woman isallowedto beabsentfromworkin theweeksbefore and after she givesbirth.
(Definition ofmaternityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaternity

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The most common focus of activity was in relationship tomaternityand public policies directed towards motherhood.
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In 1945, the federal government was empowered to regulatematernityinsurance as well as family allowances.
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The hallmarks of stratum 1 are noncompositionality and non-productivity (cf.maternity, fraternity, fraternize).
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Recent reforms tomaternityallowances have equally credited in low earners (albeit with different rules).
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Everymaternityunit should have a guideline for managing patients who refuse blood transfusion and blood products.
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The sample distribution by the health services' indexes suggests greater ease of physical accessibility tomaternityclinics than to dispensaries and hospitals.
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A large proportion are referred from thematernitydepartment, so it is likely that their youngest child is still in infancy.
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Furthermore, legislation that governed women's work, from the restriction of hours to provisions formaternitybenefits, made them burdensome employees.
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In late 1980s this figure started to decrease slowly, primarily due to new legislation that allowed womenmaternityleave of up to 3 years.
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Failed intubation revisited: 17-yr experience in a teachingmaternityunit.
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It is the role of the specialist nurse to ensure effective communication with allmaternityunits and establish good links.
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Increased frequency of neonatal jaundice in amaternityhospital.
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This is already the case formaternitytreatment (when there are no complications) and may later allow the use of diagnosis-related groups.
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Many social welfare policies were shaped by women who used claims ofmaternity, equality and social justice to justify their entrance into politics.
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The survey provides a retrospectivematernityhistory of the sampled women.
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