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单词 ma foi
释义 ma foi, int.|ma fwa|
[Fr., lit. ‘my faith’.]
On, upon my word (see word n. 15 a). Cf. mafey int.
c1400Brut 17 ‘Ma foy,’ quod þe fader, ‘y may no more axen.’1778F. Burney Evelina I. xiv. 76 Ma foi, Sir,’ answered she, ‘..none of my acquaintance is in town.’1791J. Learmont Poems 143 Mafoy! ye'll dwindle to a den.1842Barham Ingol. Leg. Ser. ii. Black Mousquetaire, Stay! I have it—ma foi!1868C. M. Yonge Chaplet of Pearls II. xxxvi. 159 [He] had the civility to give me a guide and an escort... Ma foi! I believe they were given to..take me by indirect roads.1906Baroness Orczy I will Repay xvii. 197 ‘A splendid combination, ma foi!’ said Merlin.1928A. Christie Mystery of Blue Train xxvii. 221 This time, ma foi, I thought we had got him.
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