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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Uncle \Un"cle\, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr.
   L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather;
   akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel.
   [=a]i great grandfather.]
   1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an
      aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of
      nephew and niece in relationship.

   2. A pawnbroker. [Slang] --Thackeray.

   {My uncle}, a pawnbroker. [Slang]

   {Uncle Sam}, a humorous appellation given to the United
      States Government. See {Uncle Sam}, in Dictionary of Noted
      Names in Fiction.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Uncle Sam
     n : a personification of the United States government