| 释义 |
musta, must'a'|ˈmʌstə|
a representation of the colloq. or vulgar pronunciation of must have (must v.1 5).
1903P. L. Dunbar In Old Plantation Days 266 It must 'a' been P'ovidence that directed bofe yo' min's in de same channel. 1927M. Ostenso Mad Carews (1929) v. 93 You're late... Must'a' stayed at the Phillips' till it was dark. 1938M. Richardson in B. A. Botkin Treas. S. Folklore (1949) iii. i. 443 One of the other guards musta told him to bring it in. 1965J. Wainwright Death in Sleeping City ii. 104 They killed—Tommo. They musta—killed Tommo. 1973Black World Jan. 62/2 They laid me out real good... Musta used up most of the insurance money. |