| 释义 |
nerts|nɜːts|
repr. a colloq. or euphemistic pronunc. of nuts (nut n.1 7 e).
1932Amer. Speech VII. 334 (Johns Hopkins jargon) Nerts—exclamation of incredulity or disgust. (Nuts?) 1932Sun (Baltimore) 28 Sept. 10/6 The first couple of months are devoted to getting the right title, suggestions running all the way from ‘Alors, Mes Enfants’ to ‘Nerts’. 1933M. Allingham Sweet Danger xviii. 222 ‘Life's very beautiful, isn't it?’ ‘Speaking as a soul not yet mated, nerts,’ said Amanda. 1937Hemingway To have & have Not iii. vii. 128 Oh, nerts to you. 1937B. Howard in New Statesman 9 Jan. 52/1 Heaven knows that no little word of mine can possibly be heard above the deepening hosannas, but all the same, I shall say it, and it is Nerts. Nerts to everybody, all round, except the authoress. 1948D. Ballantyne Cunninghams ii. xiii. 222 Nerts, you did your part bringing them into the world. |