| 释义 |
‖ sapristi, int.|sapristi|
[Fr., corruption of sacristi in same sense.]
An exclamation of astonishment, exasperation, etc.; a mild oath.
1839Thackeray Cox's Diary in Comic Almanack 1840 33 Shouting out, ‘Aha!’ and ‘Sapprrrristie!’ 1867‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. i. 3 Sapristi! And what did he say? 1932A. Christie Peril at End House xxii. 244 And the card—my card! Ah! Sapristi—she has a nerve! 1957O. Nash You can't get there from Here 97 So when I sight my island home I'll salvage but a single tome, Which is—what should it be, sapristi, But any book by Agatha Christie? 1966A. Christie Third Girl ii. 10 Ah Sapristi! That must be a woman—undoubtedly a woman. 1972A. MacVicar Golden Venus Affair i. 9 Sapristi, what a condition he's in! |