maternity

[US]/mə'tɜːnɪtɪ/
[UK]/mə'tɝnəti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 母性;为母之道
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

maternity leave

产假

maternity ward

产房

maternity clothes

孕妇装

maternity hospital

妇产医院

maternity benefits

产假津贴

maternity insurance

生育保险;产妇保险

maternity dress

n. 孕妇装

maternity care

母性保健

Example Sentences

a maternity dress; maternity leave.

孕妇装;产假

a maternity ward with 30 beds.

一个有30个床位的产科病房

the maternity wing at South Cleveland Hospital.

南克利夫兰医院的产科病房一侧。

a freestanding maternity clinic

独立产科诊所

she got a job deputizing for a lecturer on maternity leave.

她临时代替一位休产假的讲师工作。

In a maternity ward, the fraternal love gave way to gynarchy.

在产房,兄弟之爱让位于女人当权。

a freestanding bell tower; a freestanding maternity clinic.

一座独立式钟塔;独立产科诊所

A new EU directive on maternity leave will come into force next month.

欧盟的一项产假新政策将在下个月生效。

Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.

她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。

High-street fashion is currently dominated by blouson tops, extra-stretch jeans, boyfriend sweaters and dresses that wouldn’t look out of place on a maternity rail.

现在满大街都是束腰女衫,紧身牛仔裤,情侣衫,就是没有适合孕妇的服装。

Real-world Examples

Some use them to avoid statutory obligations such as sick and maternity pay.

一些雇主用它来避免病假工资和产假工资等法定义务。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yeah, my wife's maternity leave is close to an end.

是的,我妻子的产假马上就要结束了。

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

A number of states, such as California introduced paid maternity leave.

在一些州,如加利福尼亚,已经实行了带薪产假。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Oh, that's right, maternity leave's almost over.

对哦,产假都快结束了。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

Which gives Prada four years to start making maternity clothes.

Prada还有四年时间生产孕妇装。

Source: Friends Season 7

Other measures in the law include longer maternity leave.

法律中还包括延长产假等其他措施。

Source: BBC Listening January 2023 Collection

You're not working today. You're on maternity leave.

你今天放假。你正放产假。

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Still, some companies do provide not only paid maternity leave but paid paternity leave as well.

然而,一些公司不仅提供带薪产假,甚至提供带薪陪产假。

Source: VOA Standard Speed May 2016 Collection

On Tuesday, a shell hit the maternity ward of a hospital.

周二,一枚炮弹击中了一家医院的产房。

Source: BBC World Headlines

During this period, many parents take paternity and maternity leave from work.

在此期间,许多父母会休陪产假和产假。

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

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