maternity

英 [məˈtɜːnəti]

美 [məˈtɜːrnəti]

n. 母亲身份; 怀孕

复数：maternities　

Collins.1 / BNC.7122 / COCA.11382

牛津词典

noun

ADJ 产妇的;孕妇的
Maternityis used to describe things relating to the help and medical care given to a woman when she is pregnant and when she gives birth.
1. Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave...
  你的工作会一直保留到你休完产假回来。
2. The boy was born at the city's maternity hospital.
  这个男孩出生在市妇产医院。
3. ...maternity clothes.
  孕妇装
N-UNCOUNT 母亲身份
Maternityis the state of being a mother.
1. Morisot had experienced maternity herself.
  莫里佐也曾为人母。

noun

the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
1. the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
Synonym:motherlinessmaternalismmaternal quality
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
Synonym:motherhood
the state of being pregnant
Synonym:pregnancygestation

I am on my maternity leave.
我在休产假。
When I returned from maternity leave, there was a backlog of work waiting for me.
是积压的邮件。我休产假回来上班后，有一大堆工作等着我做，可以说。
Toronto hospital maternity wards were filled to capacity.
多伦多医院的产房都已住满了。
The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave.
除了在产假上，这种法律在运用上对男女是平等的。
At the time, kindred were linked together chiefly through the band of their maternity.
那时联系亲属的纽带以母方为主。
Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave
你的工作会一直保留到你休完产假回来。
The boy was born at the city's maternity hospital.
这个男孩出生在市妇产医院。
She caught himwith a maternity nurse.
她逮住他和产科护士鬼混。
She was granted a year's maternity leave.
她得到一年的产假。
Staff hired on a casual or seasonal basis will not be eligible for maternity leave benefits.
暂时或只雇用一个季节的员工没有资格享受产假福利。