| 释义 |
crivens, int. dial. or slang.|ˈkrɪvənz|
Also crivvens.
[Vulgar corruption of Christ; perh. infl. by heavens (heaven n. 6 d).]
An exclamation of astonishment or horror.
1917A. S. Neill Dominie Dismissed viii. 101 Crivens! What a fine essay that wud mak! 1927Scots Observer 2 July 11/2 ‘Crivens!’ ejaculated Oddfish, ‘Are they awa' again?’ 1935G. Blake Shipbuilders iv. 88 Holy crivvens, I nearly broke my flakin' back. Ibid. 89 Crivvens, boy, it's great to see one of the old crush! |