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motherly + noun
motherly 常作定语，修饰 love、care、advice 等名词。
She received motherly care from her aunt.
她得到了姑母慈母般的关怀。
母亲的；慈母般的
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母亲的；慈母般的
motherly
She received motherly care from her aunt.
她得到了姑母慈母般的关怀。
适合母亲的；温暖、关爱、养育、保护、慈爱的。
Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
Her motherly smile made the new students feel welcome.
她慈母般的微笑让新生们感到受欢迎。
The nurse spoke in a motherly voice to calm the frightened child.
护士用慈母般的声音安抚受惊的孩子。
He appreciated his aunt's motherly advice about living alone.
他感激姨妈关于独自生活的慈母般的建议。
motherly 常作定语，修饰 love、care、advice 等名词。
She received motherly care from her aunt.
她得到了姑母慈母般的关怀。
作表语时，描述某人像母亲一样温柔体贴。
The nurse was very motherly.
那位护士非常慈爱。
Not this
She is very mother to her students.
Use this
She is very motherly to her students.
mother 是名词，不能作表语形容词；表示‘慈母般的’要用形容词 motherly。
Not this
I often visit my motherly home.
Use this
I often visit my mother's home.
motherly 意为‘慈母般的’，不表示‘母亲的（所属）’；表达‘我母亲的家’要用所有格 mother's。
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母爱
Her motherly love was evident in everything she did.
她的母爱体现在她所做的一切中。
慈母般的关怀
The nurses provided motherly care to the young patients.
护士们给年轻病人提供了慈母般的关怀。
母性本能
Her motherly instinct told her something was wrong.
她的母性本能告诉她出事了。
慈母般的温暖
She welcomed the children with motherly warmth.
她以慈母般的温暖迎接孩子们。
慈母般的人物
She was a motherly figure to all the students.
她是所有学生眼中慈母般的人物。
母亲般的爱；母爱
Her motherly love made everyone in the group feel cared for.
她那母亲般的爱让组里的每个人都感到被关爱。
母性本能；慈爱的天性
His motherly instinct told him to wrap the baby in a warm blanket.
他的母性本能告诉他要给婴儿裹上温暖的毯子。
慈母般的人物；母亲般的人
In the orphanage, the cook was a kind motherly figure to many children.
在孤儿院里，这位厨师对许多孩子来说都是慈母般的人物。
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记 motherly：mother（妈妈）+ ly（像…的）→ 慈母般的，充满温暖与关爱。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭场景、人物描写、日常交谈 该词通常用于描述母亲般的温暖与关爱，语气亲切自然；口语和书面语中都比较常见，正式程度适中。
与 motherly /ˈmʌðəli/ 真正押韵的是 brotherly /ˈbrʌðəli/ 和 southerly /ˈsʌðəli/（重读元音 /ʌ/ 后的 /ðəli/ 相同）。fatherly /ˈfɑːðəli/ 拼写很像但元音是 /ɑː/，不是 /ʌ/；thoroughly /ˈθʌrəli/ 虽含 -erly 但辅音是 /r/ 而非 /ð/，不押韵。monthly /ˈmʌnθli/ 只是重读元音相同，也不押韵。
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