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单词 -amundo
释义

-amundocomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. exactamundo Brit. /ᵻɡˌzaktəˈmʊndəʊ/, /ɛɡˌzaktəˈmʊndəʊ/, /ᵻɡˌzaktəˈmʌndəʊ/, /ɛɡˌzaktəˈmʌndəʊ/, U.S. /ɪɡˌzæktəˈmʊndoʊ/, /ɛɡˌzæktəˈmʊndoʊ/, /ɪɡˌzæktəˈməndoʊ/, /ɛɡˌzæktəˈməndoʊ/
Forms: 1900s– -amundo, 1900s– -omundo.
Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Spanish or Italian. Etymons: Spanish -amente, Italian -amente.
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < Spanish -amente (in e.g. exactamente exactly) or its equivalent Italian -amente (in e.g. esattamente exactly) (see note), with (arbitrary and humorous) alteration after Spanish names in -mundo as e.g. Edmundo, Raimundo, etc.Spanish -amente (and likewise Italian -amente ) is formed < -a (feminine ending of adjectives in -o ) + -mente , suffix forming adverbs, cognate with Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French, French -ment , ultimately < classical Latin mentē , ablative singular of mēns mind (see mental adj.1).
slang and colloquial (frequently humorous). Originally and chiefly U.S.
Used as an intensifier, usually combining with adjectives to form interjections, e.g. correctamundo, exactamundo.In earliest use (and influencing subsequent use) as a characteristic expression (especially in correctamundo) of ‘The Fonz’, an Italian-American character in the popular American television series Happy Days (1974–84), set in the mid 1950s-60s (see quot. 19771).
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1977 F. Fox & S. Zacharias Happy Days (transcribed from TV programme) 4th Ser. Episode 15 Fonz. Richie, congratsamundo! Richie. Aww, thanks! Thanks a lot, Fonz.
1977 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 28 Oct. a14/5 ‘You mean..the arbiters of fashion are going to let the people wear what they want to wear..?’ Raoul.., clicking his heels in delight. ‘But of course!’ he cried. ‘Exactamundo!’
2002 Z. Radcliffe London Irish vii. 113 He slowly administered the injection. Perfectamundo.
2012 D. Lindsay We are Hanged Man ii. 11Exact amundo,’ said Haynes. ‘That's what I'm talking about.’ ‘Did you just say “exactamundo”?’ Haynes smiled slightly awkwardly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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