avuncularKK [əˋvʌŋkjəlɚ] /əˈvʌŋkjəlɚ/形容詞1和藹的、親切的、長輩般的正式He gave me some avuncular advice about choosing a career.他像長輩一樣親切地給了我一些選擇職業的建議。2叔伯的、舅舅的正式She inherited the house through an avuncular connection on her mother's side.她透過母親那邊舅舅的關係繼承了這棟房子。