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单词 arré
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arréint.

Brit. /ˈʌreɪ/, U.S. /ˈəreɪ/
Forms: 1800s– arré, 1900s– arre.
Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi are.
Etymology: < Hindi are, familiar form of address < Sanskrit are, in the same sense, probably originally the vocative of a noun meaning ‘stranger’.
Indian English.
Used to express a range of emotions and commands, esp. annoyance, surprise, or interest, or to attract someone's attention.
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1845 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Misc. 4 250 Arré, my master, this time is too bad.
1894 R. Kipling Jungle Bk. 95Arré! Arré!’ said two or three women together. ‘To be bitten by wolves, poor child!’
1902 Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 368/2 ‘Well,’ I asked, ‘and who was he anyway?’ ‘Arre, sahib, whisper,’ he muttered.
1956 Times of India 18 Mar. (Sunday Mag. section) p. iv/2Arre bhai,’ they called out to him, ‘come here, come here.’
1987 R. Mistry Tales from Firozsha Baag (1992) 132 Arré, those rascals won't give a glass of water to a thirsty man.
2007 M. G. Vassanji Assassin's Song (2008) 158 Arré—you are crying! Why are you crying, beta—what is happening to you?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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