释义 |
motherliness|ˈmʌðəlɪnɪs| [f. motherly a. + -ness.] The quality of being motherly.
a1637B. Jonson Eng. Gram. i. vii. (1640) 54 [The word is accented] mótherlinesse. 1727in Bailey vol. II. 1856 Miss Mulock J. Halifax xxxix, The sweet motherliness of character which had come to her so early. 1882Spectator 18 Mar. 345 The people will be deeply touched both by its piety and motherliness. |