matrilocal
UK/,mætri'ləukəl/US/,mætri'lәukәl/
C2
释义
adj.
(anthropology) Of a custom in which a married couple lives with or near the wife's family.
（人类学）从妻居的；婚后住女方家的。
词根拆分
词根派生matri-（母亲）+ loc（地方）+ -al =「安置在母方那一边的」。人类学术语，指与妻子家庭同住。与 patrilocal（从夫居）相对。
例句
- 1.
Some societies follow a matrilocal pattern after marriage.
一些社会婚后采取从妻居的模式。