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matri·lin·ealBrE /ˌmætrɪˈlɪniəl/NAmE /ˌmætrɪˈlɪniəl/ adjective (specialist) used to describe the relationship between mother and children that continues in a family with each generation, or sth that is based on this relationship 母系的；基于母系的◆She traced her family history by matrilineal descent (= starting with her mother, her mother's mother, etc.). 她按母系血统追溯她的家族史。 ➡ compare patrilineal |