释义 |
sitha, sithee|ˈsɪðə, ˈsɪðiː| repr. dial. pronunciations of see thou (see see v. 5 f), used esp. as an interjection to draw attention or as a conversation filler. For further material see Eng. Dial. Dict.
1885[see plonker 1 a]. 1887Kipling Plain Tales from Hills (1888) 62 Now, sitha, tak' a tat an' a lookri, an' ride tha domdest. 1920D. H. Lawrence Touch & Go iii. ii. 86 See's motor?—comin' up—sithee? 1932Kipling Limits & Renewals 309 She's proud of hersen!—Sitha! She's tryin' to admire of her own belly! 1969Listener 15 May 700/3 My first awareness of Castleford was as a young sports writer looking round for the press box when an official said: ‘Sitha, lad, it's up there, on't top deck.’ 1974J. Aiken Midnight is Place iv. 135 They're needing a place to lodge too, sithee. |