Dreye权威释义 | matronymic

n.

a.

表示母系的；母姓的，以母亲为名的
Her last name was matronymic because her father deserted her mother when she was born.
因为在她出生时，她的父亲遗弃了她们，所以她的姓是随母亲的。

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以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

/ˌmatrəˈnɪmɪk/

n.

a name derived from the name of a mother or female ancestor.

C18: from L. mater, matr- ‘mother’, on the pattern of patronymic.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》