Word · Frequency #23389
motherly
母亲的；慈母般的
motherly
- 1.
Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
适合母亲的；温暖、关爱、养育、保护、慈爱的。
适合母亲的；温暖、关爱、养育、保护、慈爱的。；母亲的
In use
Her motherly smile made the new students feel welcome.
The nurse spoke in a motherly voice to calm the frightened child.
He appreciated his aunt's motherly advice about living alone.
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。
be + motherly
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。
Common mistakes
She is very mother to her students.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。
I often visit my motherly home.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。
Connections
Collocations
- motherly love
- 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。
- motherly care
- 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。
- motherly instinct
- 母性本能
- Her motherly instinct told her something was wrong.她的母性本能告诉她出事了。
- motherly warmth
- 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。
- motherly figure
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 motherly：mother（妈妈）+ ly（像…的）→ 慈母般的，充满温暖与关爱。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.