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motherhood + [verb]
motherhood 通常作不可数名词，指“做母亲的身份或状态”；作主语时谓语动词用单数。
Motherhood changed her priorities.
做母亲改变了她的优先事项。
母亲身份；母性
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母亲身份；母性
motherhood
Motherhood changed her priorities.
做母亲改变了她的优先事项。
母亲身份。
The state of being a mother.
母亲们(作为一个群体)。
Mothers, considered as a group.
Becoming a parent made her think about motherhood in a new way.
成为父母让她以新的方式思考母亲身份。
Many books discuss the challenges of motherhood honestly.
许多书诚实地讨论了为人母的挑战。
She wrote an article about balancing work and motherhood.
她写了一篇关于平衡工作与做母亲的文章。
motherhood 通常作不可数名词，指“做母亲的身份或状态”；作主语时谓语动词用单数。
Motherhood changed her priorities.
做母亲改变了她的优先事项。
这个结构用 of 引出母性的具体方面，如 joys、challenges、responsibilities 等。
She wrote about the joys of motherhood.
她写文章谈做母亲的种种乐趣。
transition to motherhood 是常见搭配，强调成为母亲的过程或转变。
The transition to motherhood can be overwhelming.
向母亲身份的过渡可能会让人不知所措。
Not this
It is natural for women to have a motherhood instinct.
Use this
It is natural for women to have a maternal instinct.
表示“母性本能”时应用形容词 maternal 修饰 instinct；motherhood 是名词，意为“母亲身份/母道”，不能作定语修饰 instinct，也不符合这个固定搭配。
Not this
After her first child was born, she became a motherhood.
Use this
After her first child was born, she became a mother.
motherhood 是表示“母亲身份/母道”的抽象名词，不指具体的人；表达“成为母亲”应用可数名词 a mother。这是把抽象名词误当作人称名词的典型错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
单亲母亲身份
She raised two children alone and knows the struggles of single motherhood.
她独自抚养了两个孩子，深知单亲母亲身份的艰辛。
向母亲身份的转变
New mothers need support during the transition to motherhood.
新妈妈在向母亲身份转变时需要支持。
兼顾母亲角色与事业
Flexible hours help women combine motherhood with a career.
弹性工作时间有助于女性兼顾母亲角色与事业。
母职惩罚
The motherhood penalty is a major reason for the gender pay gap.
母职惩罚是性别薪酬差距的一个主要原因。
为母之乐
The joys of motherhood include watching your child grow.
为母之乐包括看着孩子成长。
母亲身份的种种要求
The demands of motherhood left her exhausted but fulfilled.
母亲身份的种种要求让她筋疲力尽，但感到充实。
母性与苹果派，喻指人人拥护、无可非议的事物
Protecting children is considered motherhood and apple pie by most politicians.
保护儿童被大多数政客视为天经地义、人人支持的事。
空泛而正确、无人反对的表态
His speech was full of motherhood statements about the importance of family.
他的演讲满是关于家庭重要性的空泛应景话。
做母亲是世上最大的冒险。它是辉煌的生命力，巨大而令人恐惧——这是一种无限乐观的行为。
After her daughter was born, she discovered that motherhood was both terrifying and wonderful.
女儿出生后，她发现做母亲既令人恐惧，又无比美好。
我学到的最重要的一件事是，做母亲既是最平常的事，也是最神奇的事。
Many books describe the joys of motherhood, but few capture its daily hardships honestly.
许多书描述了做母亲的喜悦，但很少能真实写出它日常的艰辛。
Use motherhood naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：mother（母亲）＋hood（兜帽）。想象母亲戴上兜帽，进入“母亲身份/母性”的状态。
语域：neutral 常见场景：社会与家庭话题、书面报道、女性议题讨论 “motherhood”是一个中性且常见的正式用语，多用于书面语和公开讨论，表示“母亲身份”或“母性”；在口语中较少使用，但不算生僻。
以上单词均以 -hood 结尾，末尾为非重读的 /hʊd/。注意不要与拼写相似的 mood /muːd/、blood /blʌd/、food /fuːd/ 混淆，它们的元音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.