Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要为发明之母。 The female superior of a religious house. 修女院院长。 Elderly woman (used as a term of affectionate address). 伯母(对年老妇女的称呼)。 Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。(= Like father, like son.) the mother and father of (all) 【口】某物之最好例子(接复数名词)。 To act as a mother to, or to adopt as a son or daughter. 抚养如亲生。 Some mothers mother their children too much. 有些母亲往往过份溺爱小孩。 Mother Carey's chicken 海燕。 Mother church (拟人语)教会;教会本部。 mother country (殖民地者的)母国;(自己的)祖国。 Mother Goose 鹅妈妈(传说中英国古童谣集的作者)。 Mother Hubbard (a)著名的摇篮曲中的女主角。(b)女用外套[罩衫]的一种(长而宽松)。 mother's boy 【美】妈妈的宠儿;柔弱的男人。 A thick, slimy substance or film in liquids, as in vinegar when it is fermenting. 醋母(= mother of vinegar)。 |