whoa英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa". transitive

— He was whoaing the horses loudly, and they did seem to be going faster than usual—in fact, they were galloping.

感叹词 intj.

Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.

— Whoa, Nelly!
An expression of surprise.

— Whoa, are you serious?
Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.

— I am the type who is liable to snipe you With two seconds left to go, whoa.

词形变化

woa alternative,rare woah alternative,often,proscribed whoah alternative whoas present,singular,third-person whoaing participle,present whoaed participle,past whoaed past woa alternative,rare woah alternative,often,proscribed whoah alternative

词汇关系

反义词

giddyup giddap

衍生词

whoa back whoa, Nelly

词源

词源 1

Whoa (c. 1843) is a variant of woa (c. 1840), itself a variant of wo (c. 1787), from who (c. 1450), ultimately from Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare German ho, Old French ho ! (“hold!, halt!”).

词源 2

Whoa (c. 1843) is a variant of woa (c. 1840), itself a variant of wo (c. 1787), from who (c. 1450), ultimately from Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare German ho, Old French ho ! (“hold!, halt!”).