释义 |
turrible, turble dial. (chiefly U.S.) varr. terrible a., esp. in sense 3.
1893H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi 65 Turrible... A pronunciation of terrible very common among the illiterate, and sometimes heard in the conversation of the educated. 1897Kipling Capt. Cour. vii. 148 Jason was tur'ble praoud of his boy. 1903K. D. Wiggin Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm xxviii. 305 It's a turrible risk splittin' up families. 1912J. Masefield Everlasting Mercy 20 You must be turble strong. 1929H. W. Odum in A. Dundes Mother Wit (1973) 183 Had some turrible times in France. 1966J. Aiken Trouble with Product X vii. 123 'Tis a long pull up from the village and turble weather. 1971Black World Apr. 67 You musta done somethin turble to aggravate me like that. |