"egad" in Chinese (Traditional)
哎呀天啊
Definition
一種老式的感嘆詞,用於表示驚訝、震驚或強調,類似「哎呀」或「天啊」。現代口語很少用,常見於文學或開玩笑時。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
極為舊式的用語,現代幾乎不用,常在幽默或模仿古人時出現。說“egad”現在常帶有戲謔或搞笑意味。
Examples
Egad, that's a huge spider!
**哎呀**,那隻蜘蛛好大!
Egad, I've forgotten my keys again.
**天啊**,我又忘了帶鑰匙。
Egad, the lamp just fell over!
**哎呀**,燈倒了!
He burst into the room shouting, "Egad! What happened here?"
他衝進房間喊道:「**天啊**!這裡發生了什麼?」
"Egad," he said, "I've spilled tea all over my suit!"
「**哎呀**」,他說,「我把茶灑在西裝上了!」
People use "egad" to sound old-fashioned or in a joking way.
人們用「**哎呀**」來裝老派,或開玩笑時用。