英:['mʌðər ɪn lɔ:]
美:[ˈmʌðərɪnˌlɔ]
英:['mʌðər ɪn lɔ:]
美:[ˈmʌðərɪnˌlɔ]
moth·er-in-law
muh thr ihn law
mothers-in-law
noun
the mother of one's spouse
archaic stepmother
14世纪晚期, moder-in-laue,“配偶的母亲”,源自 mother(n.1)和 in-law。早期也用于“继母”。在1884年的英国俚语中, mother-in-law 被认为是“一种混合了古老和苦涩的麦酒”。
The first known use of mother-in-law was in the 14th century
motor homenoun
a large motor vehicle equipped as a complete traveling home
motive1 of 2noun
something (as a need or desire) that leads or influences a person to do something
their motive in running away was to avoid trouble
motif
motive2 of 2adjective
of, relating to, or causing motion
motive power
motion sicknessnoun
sickness caused by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized especially by nausea
motion picturenoun
a series of pictures projected on a screen rapidly one after another so as to give the appearance of a continuous picture in which the objects move
movie sense 2
mother tonguenoun
one's native language
a language from which another language develops
Mother's Daynoun
the second Sunday in May set aside for the honoring of mothers
mother-of-pearlnoun
the hard pearly material that lines the shell of some mollusks (as mussels) and is often used for ornamental objects and buttons
Mother Naturenoun
nature represented as a woman thought of as the source and guiding force of creation
mother lodenoun
the main vein or deposit of an ore (as gold) in a region
mother-in-lawnoun
the mother of one's husband or wife
1 His mother-in-law has already shown symptoms of the disease.
2 Meanwhile, construction of accessory dwelling units, known as ADU’s or mother-in-law cottages, has remained steady over the last three years.
3 He gave his future mother in law a deep bow.
他给未来岳母深深地鞠了一躬。
4 My wife's mother is staying this week.
我岳母这周和我们住在一起。