by God
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
感叹词 intj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Genuine, actual.
— I’ll tell you one thing he was if he wasn’t no soldier. He was a by god White Cap.
副词 adv.
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Used as an oath to emphasize the veracity of an associated statement.
— I should not wonder if you had your orders to-morrow; but you cannot sail with this wind, if you are to cruize to the westward; Captain Walsh thinks you will certainly have a cruize to the westward, with the Elephant. By G—, I wish you may.
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Used as an intensifier.
— I saw that map and I said right then, 'Someday I'm going to make a map of how it was that day, make a drawing of Pearl Harbor, and I'll make it right.' And I did, by God.
感叹词 intj.
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An exclamation of surprise.
— By God! That chicken has no head!
词源
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Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".
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Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".
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Ellipsis of a full oath of the form "I swear by God that …".
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