maternal relative的意思|示意

The relative clutch mass was negatively correlated with maternal size, indicating that the smaller reproductive female had the relatively greater reproductive output.

相对窝卵重与母体体长呈显著的负相关，表明较小的母体具有相对较大的繁殖输出。

My maternal grandmother had told me the story of a relative dating from the nineteenth century: a young woman fresh from Ireland a Catholic who'd married a Protestant.

我的外祖母曾告诉我一个亲戚的故事，那是19世纪的事情了：一位刚刚从爱尔兰来的年轻女子，她是位天主教徒，刚刚嫁给了一个新教徒。