ahem

动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.
    — He wouldn't have been suspected of crying for the world, but he coughed and ahemmed, and finally turned away without speaking.
感叹词 intj.
  1. The sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat. onomatopoeic
  2. Demanding attention.
    — Ahem! Could we please get started?
  3. Expresses disapproval or annoyance.
    — Ahem! In case you didn't notice, I did my share of the work, too.
  4. Indicates the speaker does not wish to be perceived as rude, often intimating an impolite meaning to a third party that the speaker is not addressing.; Indicates subtle sarcasm, polite lying, or euphemism.
    — I really (ahem!) liked the chocolate broccoli surprise.
  5. Indicates the speaker does not wish to be perceived as rude, often intimating an impolite meaning to a third party that the speaker is not addressing.; Indicates an inappropriate pun.
    — The tone of Fat is casual and ahem, digestible, while also providing a succinct and significant overview of fatness and some of the issues most relevant to the burgeoning field of fat studies.

词形变化

ehem alternative ahems present,singular,third-person ahemming participle,present ahemmed participle,past ahemmed past ehem alternative

词源

词源 1
Onomatopoeic.
词源 2
Onomatopoeic.
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