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zounds的意思

zounds

英 [zaʊndz] 美 [zaʊndz]
  • int. 咄(表示愤怒惊讶的咒骂声)

zounds

英文词源


zounds (interj.)
c. 1600, oath of surprise or anger, altered from (by) God's wounds!, in reference to the wounds of Christ on the Cross. "One of the innumerable oaths having reference to Christ's passion" [Century Dictionary]. Compare gadzooks.