ehint.

Brit.

/eɪ/,

/ɛ/, U.S.

/eɪ/,

/ɛ/

Etymology: representing an exclamation of instinctive origin; Middle English had ey; the modern spelling may be after French eh, though it might have suggested itself independently.

1. An exclamation expressing sorrow. Cf. a int.¹ 2, ah int. 2a.ⓘ

ΘΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [interjection] > specific cry of grief

woeeOE

wellawayeOE

weilac1000

wellawayOE

wellaOE

woe is meOE

wummec1175

wia1200

outa1225

alas?c1225

walec1275

ac1300

whilec1402

ochonea1425

wellesay?1440

wannowec1450

helas1484

ah1509

ocha1522

ah me!a1547

wougha1556

eh1569

welladay1570

how1575

wellanear1581

ay me!1591

lasa1593

wella, welladay1601

good lack!1638

oime1660

pillaloo1663

wellanearing1683

lack-a-day1695

wasteheart1695

walya1724

lackadaisy1748

ochree1748

waesucks1773

well-a-winsa1774

ullagone1819

wirra1825

mavrone1827

wirrasthru1827

ototoi1877

wurra1898

1569 W. Haywarde tr. A. Guarna Bellum Grammaticale sig. E.iiij Among whom for the most part ware often heard these pitiful and dolorous cries, heu and hei oh ah eh.

1581 H. Chillester Youthes Witte Eh cruell care, that cals to minde in vaine, the thriftles time, that reachles youth hath spent.

2. An interjectional interrogative particle; often inviting assent to the sentiment expressed.

ΘΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > expressing inquiry [interjection]

how now?c1380

ha1597

eh1773

aye1779

hunh1935

uh1977

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer ii. 32 Wasn't it lucky? eh!

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master vi. 132 What have I brought you here for—eh?

1859 E. Capern Ballads & Songs (new ed.) 68 You are joking, Jesse, eh?

1867 E. Waugh Owd Blanket iii. 61 [Lanc. Gloss.] Eh, iv that blanket could talk, Ailse, it could oather make folk laugh or cry!

1870 B. Brierley Bundle o' Fents i. 31 [Lanc. Gloss.] ‘Eh, whatever is ther' t' do?’ hoo shrikt eawt.

3. Used interrogatively, as a request for the repetition or explanation of something that has just been said: = What do you say? colloquial or vulgar.

ΚΠ

1837 T. Bacon First Impressions Hindostan II. 149 Eh? What's that, Sackville?

a1845 T. Hood Hood's Own (1861) 2nd Ser. 26 ‘The mail bags are on board—and it's more than my post is worth to put back.’ ‘Eh? What? How?’ exclaimed the Oddity.

1869 Chambers's Jrnl. 595/2 ‘Eh?’ said the old clerk, at last detecting my intrusion. I repeated my business.

1903 C. Marriott House on Sands xvi ‘Ass!’ muttered Lanyon, with a diabolical grin. ‘Jelly-belly!’ ‘Eh?’ said Sir Peter, blankly. ‘Your health,’ replied Lanyon, gravely, raising his glass.

1905 H. G. Wells Kipps iii. i. 321 ‘I'm going to build a house, Ann.’ ‘Eh?’ said Ann suddenly, as if awake. ‘Build a house.’

1969 Listener 27 Feb. 280/2 Most of what we think characteristically modern already existed by 1914: aircraft, radio-telegraphy, psychoanalysis, Post-Impressionism, motion-picture palaces, and the Labour Party (eh?).

Derivatives

eh v. (intransitive) to say ‘Eh!’

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vii. 156 The former ha'd, eh'd.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	eh
释义	ehint. Brit. /eɪ/, /ɛ/, U.S. /eɪ/, /ɛ/ Etymology: representing an exclamation of instinctive origin; Middle English had ey; the modern spelling may be after French eh, though it might have suggested itself independently. 1. An exclamation expressing sorrow. Cf. a int.¹ 2, ah int. 2a.ⓘ ΘΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [interjection] > specific cry of grief woeeOE wellawayeOE weilac1000 wellawayOE wellaOE woe is meOE wummec1175 wia1200 outa1225 alas?c1225 walec1275 ac1300 whilec1402 ochonea1425 wellesay?1440 wannowec1450 helas1484 ah1509 ocha1522 ah me!a1547 wougha1556 eh1569 welladay1570 how1575 wellanear1581 ay me!1591 lasa1593 wella, welladay1601 good lack!1638 oime1660 pillaloo1663 wellanearing1683 lack-a-day1695 wasteheart1695 walya1724 lackadaisy1748 ochree1748 waesucks1773 well-a-winsa1774 ullagone1819 wirra1825 mavrone1827 wirrasthru1827 ototoi1877 wurra1898 1569 W. Haywarde tr. A. Guarna Bellum Grammaticale sig. E.iiij Among whom for the most part ware often heard these pitiful and dolorous cries, heu and hei oh ah eh. 1581 H. Chillester Youthes Witte Eh cruell care, that cals to minde in vaine, the thriftles time, that reachles youth hath spent. 2. An interjectional interrogative particle; often inviting assent to the sentiment expressed. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > expressing inquiry [interjection] how now?c1380 ha1597 eh1773 aye1779 hunh1935 uh1977 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer ii. 32 Wasn't it lucky? eh! 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master vi. 132 What have I brought you here for—eh? 1859 E. Capern Ballads & Songs (new ed.) 68 You are joking, Jesse, eh? 1867 E. Waugh Owd Blanket iii. 61 [Lanc. Gloss.] Eh, iv that blanket could talk, Ailse, it could oather make folk laugh or cry! 1870 B. Brierley Bundle o' Fents i. 31 [Lanc. Gloss.] ‘Eh, whatever is ther' t' do?’ hoo shrikt eawt. 3. Used interrogatively, as a request for the repetition or explanation of something that has just been said: = What do you say? colloquial or vulgar. ΚΠ 1837 T. Bacon First Impressions Hindostan II. 149 Eh? What's that, Sackville? a1845 T. Hood Hood's Own (1861) 2nd Ser. 26 ‘The mail bags are on board—and it's more than my post is worth to put back.’ ‘Eh? What? How?’ exclaimed the Oddity. 1869 Chambers's Jrnl. 595/2 ‘Eh?’ said the old clerk, at last detecting my intrusion. I repeated my business. 1903 C. Marriott House on Sands xvi ‘Ass!’ muttered Lanyon, with a diabolical grin. ‘Jelly-belly!’ ‘Eh?’ said Sir Peter, blankly. ‘Your health,’ replied Lanyon, gravely, raising his glass. 1905 H. G. Wells Kipps iii. i. 321 ‘I'm going to build a house, Ann.’ ‘Eh?’ said Ann suddenly, as if awake. ‘Build a house.’ 1969 Listener 27 Feb. 280/2 Most of what we think characteristically modern already existed by 1914: aircraft, radio-telegraphy, psychoanalysis, Post-Impressionism, motion-picture palaces, and the Labour Party (eh?). Derivatives eh v. (intransitive) to say ‘Eh!’ Π 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vii. 156 The former ha'd, eh'd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < int.1569
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