avuncular 英 [əˈvʌŋkjələ(r)] 　 美 [əˈvʌŋkjəlɚ]

avuncular

avuncular　 英 [əˈvʌŋkjələ(r)] 美 [əˈvʌŋkjəlɚ]

adj. 伯父的；叔伯的；慈祥的　

Only his facial twitches and the ghost of an old stammer gave the lie to his calm, avuncular image.　他的面部会不时的抽搐，而且长久以来一直受到口吃的困扰，正是这些才帮他将谎言隐藏在他那温和慈祥长辈的形象下面。
He is an avuncular man in his fifties with a hairless pate and a perfect trapezoidal moustache that fans out to the corners of his mouth.　他五十多岁看着像个伯父，头顶光光，修的完美的梯形胡须一直散到嘴角。

  • Everyone likes an avuncular guy, that is someone who is kind and patient and generally indulgent with people younger than he is. The Dalai Lama is an avuncular fellow. So is Santa Claus. Unless you haven't been good.
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  • adj. 伯父的；叔伯的；慈祥的

  • 1. Only his facial twitches and the ghost of an old stammer gave the lie to his calm, avuncular image.

    他的面部会不时的抽搐，而且长久以来一直受到口吃的困扰，正是这些才帮他将谎言隐藏在他那温和慈祥长辈的形象下面。

  • 2. He is an avuncular man in his fifties with a hairless pate and a perfect trapezoidal moustache that fans out to the corners of his mouth.

    他五十多岁看着像个伯父，头顶光光，修的完美的梯形胡须一直散到嘴角。

  • 3. In popular culture today, Twain is “Colonel Sanders without the chicken, the avuncular man who told stories, ” Ron Powers, the author of “Mark Twain: A Life, ” said in a phone interview.

    在今日的流行文化中，人们将吐温看作“不卖炸鸡的桑德斯上校，善于讲故事的慈祥大伯，”这是“马克·吐温这一生”的作者荣·鲍厄斯在电话采访中说的话。

  • avuncular (adj.) "of or pertaining to an uncle," 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.).
avun·cu·lar / əˈvʌŋkjələ(r) ; NAmE əˈvʌŋkjələr / adjective ( formal) behaving in a kind and friendly way towards young people, similar to the way an uncle treats his nieces or nephews 像伯伯（或叔叔）似的；谆谆长辈风范的；慈爱的 avun·cu·lar / əˈvʌŋkjələ(r) ; NAmE əˈvʌŋkjələr /
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