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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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
母性；怀孕；母职
The state of being pregnant; the period of pregnancy; motherhood.
She decided to take maternity leave after giving birth.
她决定生完孩子后休产假。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
She has strong maternity instincts.
Use this
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'。
Not this
She is on maternity.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
Use maternity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“maternity”可拆为“ma（妈）+ternity（特尼提）”，想象妈妈特有母性。母性就是妈妈的特质。
医疗（如maternity ward）、人力资源（如maternity leave）、日常购物（如maternity dress）；语域混合，正式语境常见，日常使用也普遍。注：通常用于正式或半正式场合，在日常口语中也常见。
作为名词时，常作不可数用，表示母性；但也可作可数名词，指妇产科医院。作为形容词时，仅用作定语。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.