| 释义 |
guv|gʌv|
Also guvner, guv'ner, guvnor, guv'nor |ˈgʌvnə(r)|.
Spellings representing vulgar or colloq. pronunciations of governor.
1852Punch 2 Oct. 152/1 (caption) Coster (to extremely genteel person). ‘I say, Guvner, give us a hist with this 'ere bilin' o' greens!’ 1866[see governor 7 c]. 1890Punch 15 Mar. 123/1 Yes, you're right, Guv, this is dirty fun and dreary. 1895Ibid. 17 Aug. 77/1 Guv wos in it all the while. 1959I. & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolch. xvii. 362 The headmaster may be known as ‘The Gaffer’, ‘The Guv'nor’, or ‘The Boss’. 1960Observer 24 Jan. 5/2 Sometimes the peterman finds his own jobs and acts as guvnor of his own team. Ibid., The guvnor of a team of active criminals. 1968Listener 15 Aug. 210/1 You can be sure that if somebody calls you ‘mister’ on the railways he doesn't like you. The term of endearment is ‘guv'nor’. |