eam

abbr. （第二次世界大战时希腊的）民族解放阵线（Ethniko Apelevtherotiko Metopo）；电动计算机（Electric Accounting Machine）；工程管理手册（Engineering Administration Manual）

发音

/ˈiːm/

词形变化

eams 复数 eams

别名

neam eame eme

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Uncle.

    方言 废旧

词源

From Middle English eem, eme, from Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“maternal uncle, maternal grandfather”). Cognate with Scots eme (“uncle”), West Frisian iem, omke (“uncle”), Dutch oom (“uncle”), German Ohm, Oheim (“maternal uncle”), Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”). See uncle. Doublet of oom and ohm.

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