...the loss of his mother.是什么意思？

...the loss of his mother.

他母亲的亡故

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

loss

n. 损失，减少，丢失，遗失，损耗，亏损，失败；

例句
The company cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage.
公司不承担丢失或损坏的责任。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

mother

n. 母亲，妈妈，女修道院院长，大娘；vt. 像母亲般地照顾，养育，溺爱；

例句
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well...
我感到自己已经完全接受了当妈妈的想法。