mother
英 ['m?e?]
美['m?e?]
- n. 母親；大娘；女修道院院長
- vt. 生下；養育；像母親般關懷或照管
- adj. 母親的；出生地的
英英釋意
- 1. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother);
- "the mother of three children"
- 2. a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
- 3. a term of address for an elderly woman
- 4. a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation;
- "necessity is the mother of invention"