| 单词 | for goodness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor goodness a. In exclamations expressing entreaty or remonstrance, as †for goodness, for goodness' sake, in the name of goodness, etc. Cf. pity n. 2c.In quot. 16231, the sense of for goodness sake may be merely ‘in order to be kind’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > exclamation of emotion [interjection] goodness1623 agad1672 Godsokers1672 Oh dear!1694 law1763 lud1767 Dear me!1773 Lor1776 dear knows!1805 Great God!1819 Great Scott1852 Jehoshaphat1857 lors1860 Great Sun!1867 Great Caesar!1870 gracious me!1884 my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!1886 snakes1891 lieber Gott1898 my gosh!1920 cor1931 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > exclamations of doubt [interjection] humh1603 goodness1623 umph1800 humph1815 yes and no1825 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > wishing > wish [phrase] Christ wouldeOE God wouldeOE lief I were1297 to hope (also wish, etc.) to Christa1375 to wish to Godc1385 willc1460 would to God (also Heaven)c1460 goodness1623 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII Prol. 23 Therefore, for Goodnesse sake, and as you are knowne The First and Happiest Hearers of the Towne, Be sad, as we would make ye. View more context for this quotation 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII iii. i. 158 For Goodnesse sake, consider what you do, How you may hurt your selfe. View more context for this quotation 1643 J. Spelman View of Printed Bk. sig. C3v In the name of goodnesse then, what is that which the people speak of? 1650 T. Bayly Herba Parietis 26 He begs, and prayes her, for goodnesse sake,..that she would not speake a word of what had passed. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xiv. 111 But what in the name of goodness could provoke you to tempt your fate so long? 1814 J. Galt tr. C. Goldoni Love, Honor, & Interest ii. iii, in New Brit. Theatre III. 278 For goodness, sir, tell me what means this haste. 1985 A. Buckeridge Jennings goes to School (rev. ed.) vi. 88 Get a move on, Lofty, for goodness sake. 2006 A. Bidulka Stain of Berry i. 21 It's much too soon for a mid-life crisis, puppy. You're a six-foot-one, fresh-faced, sandy-haired Adonis for goodness sake. < as lemmas |
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