| 释义 |
† adad, int. Obs.|əˈdæd|
[Cf. egad! of which it is prob. a variation.]
An expletive of asseveration or emphasis.
1663Killigrew Pars. Wedd. in Dodsley (1780) XI. 419 You cannot, adad; adad you cannot. 1678Wycherley Plain-Dealer iii. i. 35 Adad, I shall make thy Wife jealous of me. 1753Richardson Grandison li. (1781) VI. 312 Adad, adad, said he, I do not know what to make of myself. 1763Bickerstaff Love in Village 37 Why, you look as fresh and bloomy to-day—Adad, you little slut, I believe you are painted. |