单词 | diable |
释义 | diableint. Expressing a strong feeling, esp. anger, admiration, or astonishment. Cf. devil n. Phrases 1d(b).Esp. in representations of the speech of French speakers. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > referring to the devil or hell devilc1300 fire and brimstone1608 diablea1616 diantre1751 the blazes!1818 blue blazes1818 hell's bells1847 to (the) blazes1853 puck1864 hell's teeth1909 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. iv. 63 O Diable, Diable [1602 A deuella, a deuella]: vat is in my Closset? View more context for this quotation 1662 R. Codrington tr. G. Ruggle Ignoramus i. iv. sig. D4v Diable! what Fraud, what Covine, what Deceit is this? 1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VII. viii. 28 What's wrong now?—Diable!—a rope's broke! 1792 G. Colman Surrender of Calais iii. 58 A pardon! oh, Diable! my father, and Commander too! Huzza! 1825 T. A. Boswell Jrnl. Exile II. xxi. 180 Diable! what a mighty fuss about nothing. 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags I. xiii. 302 They were fine men—diable!—they were fine men. 1904 M. C. J. Dillon Rose of Old St. Louis iii. 34 ‘Diable!’ he ejaculated, ‘'t is Black Hawk himself.’ 1937 W. Fortescue Sunset House vi. 113 I feel it all in my arms and down to my toes. Diable! there is enough of it. 2005 A. Widdecombe Act of Peace (2006) i. 10 ‘Diable!’ he said in tones of admiration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.a1616 |
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