avuncular 的詞源
avuncular(adj.)
“of or pertaining to an uncle,” 1789年,源自拉丁語 avunculus “母親的兄弟”,是 avus 的愛稱(參見 uncle)+ -ar。幽默地用於“噹噹鋪的”(uncle 是從17世紀到19世紀的俚語,意爲“噹噹鋪的”)。
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]
身處上流社會,我們當然不會暗示我們的任何讀者記得“我的叔叔”——第一次噹噹鋪的低賤和屈辱。我們已經得到保證,有些人的需要有時迫使他們尋求他們的舅舅關係的幫助,第一次拍賣——最初的典當——永遠不會被遺忘。[《家庭用品》雜誌,1852年5月15日]
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