mater

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmeɪtə/    美 /ˈmeɪtɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Mother. UK,archaic,humorous,slang
    — Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want to get them into trouble for aiding and abetting my little show, if you understand what I mean.
  2. Someone or something that mates.
  3. Alternative form of 'mater (“tomato”). alt-of,alternative
    — "A mater sandwich would be better." Trixie said, "but I'll take it if that's all you got." As if we were woefully deprived of food. So Trixie had a tomato sandwich for lunch, carefully prepared by Lillian but for which she received no thanks.
  4. A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

词形变化

maters plural matres plural maters plural maters plural

词汇关系

相关词
alma mater arachnoid mater dura mater mater dolorosa mater lectionis matri- matrix pia mater stabat mater

词源

词源 1
From Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and mother. Ancestor of matrix.
词源 2
From mate + -er.
词源 3
See 'mater.
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