释义 |
un·cle AHD[ŭngʹkəl] D.J.[ˈʌŋkəl]K.K.[ˈʌŋkəl]n.(名词)- Abbr. u.,U.缩写 u.,U.
- The brother of one's mother or father.舅舅,叔伯:父亲或母亲兄弟
- The husband of one's aunt.姨父,姑父:阿姨或姑姑的丈夫
- Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children.孩子用于对长者的称呼
- A kindly counselor.好心的忠告者
- Slang A pawnbroker.【俚语】 开当铺者
- Uncle Uncle Sam. Uncle 山姆大叔
cry uncle 或 say uncle 【非正式用语】 - To indicate a willingness to give up a fight or surrender:投降:愿意放弃战斗或投降:Members of the gang held him down until at last he cried uncle.一帮盗贼强按住他直到最后他喊投降
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Anglo-Norman 源自 英法语
- from Latin avunculus [maternal uncle] * see awo- 源自 拉丁语 avunculus [舅舅] * 参见 awo-
unʹcleless adj.(形容词) |