| 释义 |
'Slife, int. Obs. exc. arch.|slaɪf|
An abbreviation of God's life (see god n. 14 a) used as a petty oath or exclamation.
a1634Chapman Rev. Hon. iii. ii, 'Slife, a prince, And such a hopeful one, to lose his eyes is cruelty prodigious. 1693Congreve Old Bach. i. i, Hold hold, 'slife that's the wrong. 1740–1Richardson Pamela III. 324 'Slife—I'll thresh my Jades..when I come home. 1777Sheridan Sch. Scand. iv. iii, Behind the screen! 'Slife, let's unveil her! 1828Carr Craven Gloss., Slife, an exclamation. 1860G. J. Whyte-Melville Holmby Ho. vii, 'Slife, Frank,..you've the devil's luck and your own too. |