英语词汇“uncle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

un•cle n. [countable]

a brother of one's father or mother.
an aunt's husband.

Idioms

Idioms, Informal Terms say or cry uncle, [no object] to admit defeat.

un•cle n.

a brother of one's father or mother.
an aunt's husband.
a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man.
Slang Termsa pawnbroker.
Informal Terms(cap.) Uncle Sam.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter U.
Informal Terms say or cry uncle, to concede defeat:They ganged up on him in the schoolyard and made him say uncle.

Latin avunculus mother's brother, equivalent. to av(us) mother's father + -unculus suffix extracted from dims. of n-stems (see homunculus)
Anglo-French uncle, Old French oncle
Middle English 1250–1300

un′cle•less, adj.
un′cle•ship′, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

uncle /ˈʌŋk^əl/ n

a brother of one's father or mother
the husband of one's aunt
a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents
slang a pawnbroker

Related adjective(s): avuncular

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus; related to Latin avus grandfather

Re•mus n.

Mythology[Rom. Legend.]See under Romulus (def. 1).
Literature Uncle. See Uncle Remus.

单词	uncle
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 un•cle /ˈʌŋkəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a brother of one's father or mother. an aunt's husband. Idioms Idioms, Informal Terms say or cry uncle, [no object] to admit defeat. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 un•cle (ung′kəl),USA pronunciation n. a brother of one's father or mother. an aunt's husband. a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man. Slang Termsa pawnbroker. Informal Terms(cap.) Uncle Sam. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter U. Informal Terms say or cry uncle, to concede defeat:They ganged up on him in the schoolyard and made him say uncle. Latin avunculus mother's brother, equivalent. to av(us) mother's father + -unculus suffix extracted from dims. of n-stems (see homunculus) Anglo-French uncle, Old French oncle Middle English 1250–1300 un′cle•less, adj. un′cle•ship′, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: uncle /ˈʌŋk^əl/ n a brother of one's father or mother the husband of one's aunt a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents slang a pawnbroker Related adjective(s): avuncular Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus; related to Latin avus grandfather WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 Re•mus (rē′məs),USA pronunciation n. Mythology[Rom. Legend.]See under Romulus (def. 1). Literature Uncle. See Uncle Remus.
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