avast

感叹词 intj.
/əˈvɑːst/|/-ˈvæst/    /əˈvæst/

英文释义

感叹词 intj.
  1. Hold fast!; cease!; stop!
    — Then pull avvay, hoa up, hoa up, hoa up, ſo avaſt there, Sir.
  2. In imitation of pirates: listen!; pay attention! slang
    — Avast, ye landlubbers!

词源

Probably borrowed from Dutch hou vast, houd vast (“hold fast!”), from houd (imperative of houden, “to hold”) + vast (“fast, firm, tight”). Doublet of hold fast.
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