名詞 mother:

1. a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
   同義詞：female parent
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 term of address for a mother superior
5. a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation

動(dòng)詞 mother:

1. care for like a mother
   同義詞：fuss, overprotect
2. make children
   同義詞：beget, get, engender, father, sire, generate, bring forth

1. My father and mother went for a walk.
   爸爸媽媽去散步了。
2. He disobeyed his mother and went to the party.
   他不聽母親的勸告，參加了那次聚會(huì)。
3. I wonder when mother will ring?
   我不知道母親什么時(shí)候會(huì)打電話來？
4. It happened that my mother was out that day.
   我母親恰巧那天出去了。
5. My mother is a housewife.
   我媽媽是個(gè)家庭婦女。

mother

n.（名詞）
A woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures a child.
母親：孕育、生產(chǎn)或撫養(yǎng)和教育小孩的女人
A female parent of an animal.
母獸：動(dòng)物雙親的雌性一方
A female ancestor.
女性祖先
A woman who holds a position of authority or responsibility similar to that of a mother:
女主管：擁有類似于母親的地位、權(quán)勢(shì)或責(zé)任的女人：
例句：
a den mother.
女管家

Roman Catholic Church
【羅馬天主教】
A mother superior.
女修道院院長(zhǎng)
Used as a form of address for such a woman.
用作對(duì)女修道院院長(zhǎng)的稱呼
A woman who creates, originates, or founds something:
女創(chuàng)始人，女發(fā)明人：創(chuàng)造、發(fā)明或創(chuàng)建某物的女人：
例句：
.the discovery of radium, which made Marie Curie mother to the Atomic Age.(Alden Whitman)
.鐳的發(fā)現(xiàn)使瑪麗·居里成為原子時(shí)代之母.(奧爾登·惠特曼)

A creative source; an origin:
根本，源泉：創(chuàng)造性的源頭；起源：
例句：
Philosophy is the mother of the sciences.
哲學(xué)為科學(xué)的根本

Used as a title for a woman respected for her wisdom and age.
大媽，大娘：對(duì)那些因智慧或年老而受人尊敬的女人的稱呼
Maternal love and tenderness:
母性：母愛和溫柔：
例句：
brought out the mother in her.
引發(fā)她的母性

Vulgar Slang Something considered extraordinary, as in disagreeableness, size, or intensity.
【粗俗用語】 【俚語】 巨大的事物：被認(rèn)為很不平常的某物，如在厭惡、尺寸或強(qiáng)度方面
adj.（形容詞）
Relating to or being mother.
母親的：與母親有聯(lián)系的或作為母親的
Characteristic of a mother:
有母親特色的：
例句：
mother love.
母愛

Being the source or origin:
本源的：作為源泉或起源的：
例句：
the mother church.
教會(huì)本部

Derived from or as if from one`s mother; native:
本國的：從或似乎從某人的母親處提取的；本土的：
例句：
one`s mother language.
母語

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
moth.ered,moth.er.ing,moth.ers
To give birth to; create and produce.
生育；創(chuàng)造和產(chǎn)生
To watch over, nourish, and protect maternally.See Usage Note at father
撫養(yǎng)，保護(hù)：母親般地監(jiān)督、養(yǎng)育和保護(hù)參見 father

來源：
Middle English moder, mother
中古英語 moder, mother
from Old English môdor * see m3ter-
源自 古英語 môdor *參見 m3ter-

mother
mother 2

n.（名詞）
A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.
醋母：一種由發(fā)酵細(xì)胞和形成于發(fā)酵期流體表面的細(xì)菌組成的黏稠的粘狀物，加于葡萄酒或蘋果酒中以開始酒的生產(chǎn)過程

來源：
Probably alteration influenced by mother
可能為 受 mother的影響
of obsolete Dutch moeder
已廢荷蘭語 moeder的變化
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷蘭語
probably from moeder [mother of children] * see m3ter-
可能源自 moeder [孩子們的母親] *參見 m3ter-