take maternity leave
She decided to take maternity leave after giving birth.
她决定生完孩子后休产假。
母性；怀孕；母职
母亲身份；母性。；怀孕状态；妊娠。；医院里用于接生婴儿的病房或科室。
The state of being pregnant; the period of pregnancy; motherhood.
母亲身份；母性。
The state of being a mother; motherhood.
怀孕状态；妊娠。
The state of being pregnant; pregnancy.
医院里用于接生婴儿的病房或科室。
A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.
She is currently on maternity leave after giving birth to twins.
她生下双胞胎后目前正在休产假。
用法提示：本句中'maternity'作为名词修饰'leave'，表示与怀孕和生产相关的假期。
The maternity wing of the hospital was renovated to be more comfortable.
医院的产科病房经过翻新，变得更加舒适。
用法提示：本句中'maternity'作为名词修饰'wing'，指专门为产妇服务的部门。
Her strong sense of maternity emerged when she cradled the baby.
当她怀抱婴儿时，强烈的母性意识油然而生。
用法提示：本句中'maternity'作为名词，表示母性、母亲的身份或情感。
She decided to take maternity leave after giving birth.
她决定生完孩子后休产假。
maternity作形容词时，常修饰与孕妇、产妇相关的名词。
She bought a maternity dress for the baby shower.
她为婴儿派对买了一条孕妇裙。
替换时需注意：motherhood强调母亲身份，maternity可指孕期或母性
替换时需注意：pregnancy只指孕期，maternity可指产妇的或母性
替换时需注意：maternal是形容词，maternity也可作形容词，但maternal更侧重母亲的品质
替换时需注意：motherly常指温柔关爱，maternity更正式且常指医疗或法律场景
grammar · medium
易错句子She has strong maternity instincts.
正确表达She has strong maternal instincts.
这里误用名词 'maternity' 作定语，实际上表达母性本能需用形容词 'maternal'。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is on maternity.
正确表达She is on maternity leave.
省略了 'leave'，英语中 'maternity' 指怀孕或母性状态，休假需用 'maternity leave' 完整表达。
与母性相对，指父亲的身份或品质
maternity 指与母亲相关的（怀孕、母性），而 paternity 指与父亲相关的（父亲身份、父子关系）。两者词形相似，但性别相反。
maternity 作形容词时主要指‘产妇的、孕妇的’（如 maternity dress），而 maternal 更强调‘母亲般的、母性的’（如 maternal instinct）。maternity 侧重怀孕分娩的临床或法律场景，maternal 侧重情感或生物属性。
产假
She is on maternity leave.
她正在休产假。
产科病房
The hospital has a new maternity ward.
这家医院有一个新的产科病房。
孕妇装
She bought a comfortable maternity dress.
她买了一件舒适的孕妇装。
产假福利
The company offers generous maternity benefits.
公司提供优厚的产假福利。
产妇护理
Good maternity care is essential for new mothers.
良好的产妇护理对新妈妈至关重要。
孕妇服装
She wore maternity clothes during her pregnancy.
她在怀孕期间穿孕妇服装。
我在休产假。
She is taking a maternity leave from work.
她正在休产假。
你在休产假？
Many companies provide paid maternity leave.
许多公司提供带薪产假。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.