suffering Moses

感叹词 intj.
英 /ˌsʌf(ə)ɹɪŋ ˈməʊzɪz/|/-zɪs/    美 /ˌsʌf(ə)ɹɪŋ ˈmoʊzəs/|/-zəz/

英文释义

感叹词 intj.
  1. An exclamation of dismay, irritation, or surprise. US,dated
    — "'Total, twenty-one thousand seven hundred reis! The suffering Moses!—there ain't money enough in the ship to pay that bill! Go—leave me to my misery, boys, I am a ruined community.

词源

From suffering (adjective) + Moses, possibly referring to the various difficulties endured by the Hebrew prophet Moses while the Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years before entering the Promised Land, related in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua of the Bible.
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