bah humbug

动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
英 /bɑː ˈhʌmbʌɡ/    美 /ˌbɑ ˈhʌmˌbʌɡ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To utter the words "bah humbug"; to dismiss with the words, or sentiment, of the interjection.
    — This can be bah-humbugged or it can be accepted with a child’s quick joy. Who has the right to celebrate, to adore God for his sake, to muse around a manger, to light the candles and give the gifts and sing the songs?
感叹词 intj.
  1. Expressing cynicism, disillusionment or distrustfulness; and specifically a dislike of Christmas and its celebrations and festivities. humorous
    — Honor!—bah! humbug! Patriotism!—pshaw! / Are we to be bamboozled by such guys?

词形变化

bah humbugs present,singular,third-person bah humbugging participle,present bah humbugged participle,past bah humbugged past

词源

词源 1
From bah (interjection expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper) + humbug (“balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!”). The words were originally spoken by the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in the novella A Christmas Carol (1843) by English author Charles Dickens (1812–1870).
词源 2
From bah (interjection expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper) + humbug (“balderdash!, nonsense!, rubbish!”). The words were originally spoken by the miser Ebenezer Scrooge in the novella A Christmas Carol (1843) by English author Charles Dickens (1812–1870).
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