avuncular 的意思
叔叔般的; 关怀的; 友好的
avuncular 的词源
avuncular(adj.)
“与叔叔有关的”,1789年,源自拉丁语 avunculus,意为“舅舅”,是 avus 的 diminutive(缩小词,参见 uncle)+ -ar。这个词曾被幽默地用来指“当铺老板”(从1600年左右到19世纪,uncle 是“当铺老板”的俚语)。
Being in genteel society, we would not, of course, hint that any one of our readers can remember so very low and humiliating a thing as the first visit to "my Uncle"—the first pawnbroker. We have been assured though, by those whose necessities have sometimes compelled them to resort, for assistance, to their avuncular relation, that the first visit—the primary pawning—can never be forgotten. [Household Words, May 15, 1852]
在上层社会,我们当然不会暗示我们的读者中有人会记得如此低贱和羞辱的经历——第一次拜访“我的叔叔”——第一位当铺老板。不过,我们确实听说过,一些因迫切需要而不得不向他们的“叔叔”求助的人们,表示第一次拜访——第一次典当——是永远无法忘记的。[《家庭杂志》,1852年5月15日]
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