avuncular像伯伯或叔叔（avuncular像伯伯或叔叔）

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avuncular像伯伯或叔叔

Word of the Day： October 9, 2022

Avuncular

像伯伯（或叔叔）似的；长辈风范的；慈爱的

adjective /uh-VUNK-yuh-ler/

What It Means

Avuncular is used to describe someone or something as being "like an uncle," especially "kind or friendly like an uncle."

Avuncular 用来形容某某某“像叔叔”，特指“像叔叔一样友善的”。

AVUNCULAR in Context

"From East L.A. to Pasadena, from Koreatown to Riverside, and from the San Gabriel Valley to Orange County, millions of baseball fans welcomed [Vin] Scully into their homes. And that created a connection not just between individual households to the voice of the Dodgers but also among each other. He was the avuncular storyteller of Southern California, around which a unified community gathered to listen and to learn." — Ryan Carter and Chris Haire, The Orange County (California) Register, 4 Aug. 2022

“从东洛杉矶到帕萨迪纳，从韩国城到里弗赛德，从圣盖博谷到奥兰治县，数以百万计的棒球迷欢迎 [Vin] Scully 来他们的家。这不仅是每个家庭与Dodgers 声音间的联系，也增进了彼此间的联系。他是南加州慈祥的故事家，一社区围着他聚在一起倾听和学习。”

The shopkeeper was known for his avuncular charm, always handing out free treats to the neighborhood children.

这位店主以慈爱而闻名，总是向附近的孩子们分发免费的零食。

Did You Know?

Not all uncles are likeable fellows (Hamlet's villainous Uncle Claudius, for example, isn't exactly Mr. Nice Guy in Shakespeare's tragedy), but avuncular reveals that, as a group, uncles are often seen as friendly and kindhearted. Avuncular comes from the Latin noun avunculus, which means "maternal uncle," but since at least the 19th century English speakers have used avuncular to describe uncles from either side of the family, or people who are uncle-like in character or behavior. Avunculus is also an ancestor of the word uncle itself.

并不是所有的叔叔都讨人喜欢（像哈姆雷特的恶棍克劳狄斯叔叔并不完全是莎士比亚悲剧中的好人），但avuncular 所指的一类人，叔叔们通常被视为友好和善良的人。 Avuncular 来自拉丁语名词 avunculus，意思是“maternal uncle「叔叔」”，但至少从 19 世纪开始，讲英语的人就使用 avuncular 来形容uncles from either side of the family「双亲的叔叔（舅舅）」，或者性格或行为像叔叔的人。 Avunculus 也是叔叔这个词本身的祖先。

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