whey

名词 n. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
发音 hwā

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. uncountable,usually
    — Little Miss Muffet, She sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey; There came a little spider, Who sat down beside her, And frighted Miss Muffet away.
感叹词 intj.
  1. A shout for attention UK,dated
    — He swayed over to the door, peered out, shouted "whey!" and came back, looking severe.
  2. A shout of enthusiasm or delight UK
    — ... apart from Max, who rode his pallet like a surfboard with a huge grin plastered across his face. “Wheyyyyyyy!” Max yelled with delight.
  3. Shouted when someone drops a glass or other crockery, especially in a pub. UK
    — 12. Smashing a glass and the whole bar choruses "WHEYYYY".

词形变化

wheys plural whig alternative whay alternative whig alternative whay alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English whey, wheye, whei, from Old English hwǣġ, hwæiġ, hwæġ, hweġ (“whey”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”) (cognate with Saterland Frisian Waai, Woaie, West Frisian waai, Dutch wei, Low German Wei, German Low German Wei), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to pile up, build”) (compare Old Church Slavonic чинъ (činŭ, “order”), Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō, “to pile up, make”), Sanskrit कय (káya, “every one”)).
词源 2
Onomatopoeic, variation on wahey.
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