词汇 | avuncularly |
释义 | avuncularly adjective formaluk /əˈvʌŋ.kjə.lə.li/ us /əˈvʌŋ.kjə.lɚ.li/ in a way that is friendly, kind, or helpful, like the expected behaviour of an uncle: He could often be found sitting in his front garden, joking avuncularly with the neighbourhood children. After I got my first car, our neighbour, a mechanic, avuncularly showed me how to change the oil. The judge spoke avuncularly and put everyone in the courtroom at ease. The veteran basketball player took the young rookie under his wing and avuncularly offered advice on how to conduct himself as a professional. Kind & thoughtful accommodating accommodatingly attentive attentively attentiveness diplomacy diplomatic diplomatically eunoia fatherly neighbourliness neighbourly nice nicely not have a bad/dishonest/racist, etc. bone in your bodyidiom thoughtfulness unmalicious unmaliciously unspoiled warm-hearted |
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