中英互译
avuncular
英 /əˈvʌŋkjələ(r)/美 /əˈvʌŋkjələr/
基本释义
- adj.伯父的；叔伯的；慈祥的
SAT
双语例句
- He began to talk in his most gentle and avuncular manner.他开始讲话了，态度极其和蔼慈爱。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- He was now playing the role of disinterested host and avuncular mentor.他现在正扮演着慷慨的主人和伯父似的指导人的角色。
- The secret police have several functions, my dear, he began in an avuncular tone.“秘密警察有几种职能，亲爱的。”他开始用长辈的语气说。
网络短语
- avuncular marriage舅父甥女婚
- avuncular index叔伯指数
- avuncular affection似叔伯之爱
- avuncular avoidance甥舅回避
- avuncular inheritance舅甥继承
同义词
adj.
伯父的；叔伯的；慈祥的
词义分布
伯父的
42.9%
慈祥的
28.6%
叔伯的
28.6%
英英释义
- adj.being or relating to an uncle
- adj.like an uncle in kindness or indulgence
词源
- avuncular叔伯的av-,祖宗，祖父，词源同atavism,-uncul,小词后缀。该词常见其缩小形式uncle.
- avuncularFrom Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”).