avuncular
英 [?'v??kj?l?]
美[?'v??kj?l?]
- adj. 伯父的；叔伯的；慈祥的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
avuncular 叔伯的
av-,祖宗，祖父，詞源同atavism,-uncul,小詞后綴。該詞常見其縮小形式uncle.
英文詞源
- avuncular (adj.)
- 1789, from Latin avunculus "maternal uncle," diminutive of avus (see uncle) + -ar. Used humorously for "of a pawnbroker" (uncle was slang for "pawnbroker" from c. 1600 through 19c.).
My only good suit is at present under the avuncular protection. ["Fraser's Magazine," 1832]
雙語例句
- 1. He began to talk in his most gentle and avuncular manner.
- 他開始講話了，態(tài)度極其和藹而慈祥。
來自辭典例句
- 2. He was now playing the role of disinterested host and avuncular mentor.
- 他現(xiàn)在正扮演著慷慨的主人和伯父似的指導(dǎo)人的角色.
來自辭典例句
- 3. He adopt an avuncular tone of voice when give advice to junior colleagues.
- 他用長輩的口氣勸告年輕的同事.
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