Word · Frequency #306
mother
母亲；妈妈
核心释义
A female parent; a woman who gives birth to or raises a child. Also used as a term of address for one's mother.
- 1.
A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, fostered, etc).
- 2.
修女或女祭司的称号
A title given to a nun or a priestess.
- 3.
母亲；妈妈(称呼)
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
- 4.
A pregnant female; mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
- 5.
给予自然力量或抽象概念之拟人化的称号,如‘自然母亲’、‘俄罗斯母亲’或‘地球母亲’
A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Mother Nature, Mother Russia, or Mother Earth.
- 6.
醋母(发酵产生的黏性物质,用于制醋)
a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
- 7.
A female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
- 8.
对年长妇女的称呼
a term of address for an elderly woman
- 9.
A female ancestor.
- 10.
A source or origin.
- 11.
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
- 12.
Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
- 13.
Any person or entity which performs mothering.
- 14.
Dregs, lees; a stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of a culture of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.
- 15.
A locomotive which provides electrical power for a slug.
- 16.
The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
- 17.
The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
- 18.
A disc produced from the electrotyped master, used in manufacturing phonograph records.
- 19.
A person who is admired, respected, or looked up to within a particular fandom or community; see also: serve cunt
孕妇；准妈妈；大娘；大妈；老太太；女性祖先；源头；起源；母亲；母
用法In use
My mother cooks dinner every night.
用法提示：mother作为名词，表示母亲，作主语。
She became a mother last year.
用法提示：mother作宾语，表示母亲身份。
The mother cat took care of her kittens.
用法提示：mother作定语，修饰名词cat，表示动物的母亲。
the mother of three children
mother of [number] [children/kids]
正式场合常用
She is the mother of three children.
她是三个孩子的母亲。
like a mother to [someone]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mother tongue
- 母语
- My mother tongue is Chinese.我的母语是中文。
- single mother
- 单亲妈妈
- She is a single mother raising two kids.她是一位抚养两个孩子的单亲妈妈。
- expectant mother
- 孕妇
- The expectant mother attended a prenatal class.那位孕妇参加了一个产前课程。
- mother's love
- 母爱
- A mother's love is unconditional.母爱是无条件的。
- Mother's Day
- 母亲节
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
‘mother’发音像‘妈’（mā），联想到母亲温暖的怀抱。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于口语和家庭场合，比较常见于非正式对话中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only brother and other are true rhymes with mother (all have /ʌð/), while father has /ɑð/, and weather, leather have /ɛð/. Despite the common -ther spelling, the vowel sounds differ.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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