| 单词 | jolly good show |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjolly good show P6. Chiefly British. In interjectional or elliptical uses of sense 19a. good show, jolly good show: used to express approval or admiration; ‘excellent’; ‘well done’. In early use also bad (also poor) show: used to express disapproval (now rare).Now generally considered old-fashioned and upper-class. Modern uses are frequently humorous or intended to characterize upper-class speech. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [interjection] primea1637 à la bonne heure1750 shabash1843 all righty1877 fid1898 quaiss kitir1898 show1916 that's (also it's) the gear1925 swell1930 bakgat1969 solid1978 awesome1984 amazeballs2008 daebak2009 1916 H. W. Yoxall Jrnl. 18 Sept. in Fashion of Life (1966) iv. 37 They intend to do nothing to provide us with battle hdqrs. Bad show. 1924 St. George's Gaz. Jan. 6/1 There was Redwood bumping along,..hanging on to a rope with one hand, and ejaculating ‘Good show, old boy! push up a bit.’ 1936 ‘M. Innes’ Death at President's Lodging x. 187 ‘Poor show,’ said Horace. ‘Distinctly where we step off,’ said Mike. 1940 ‘Gun Buster’ Return via Dunkirk ii. xvi. 195 The Battle of All Time is about to commence. Probably shan't get back. Jolly good show, chaps. Jolly good show. 1963 N. Marsh Dead Water (1964) v. 123 ‘Bad show,’ he said. ‘Apologise. Not myself.’ 1995 V. Chandra Red Earth & Pouring Rain (1996) 592 ‘Well done, Swami’, I said. ‘Good show.’ 2013 Times (Nexis) 18 Nov. (Times2 section) 2 Congratulations, Oxford University! Spiffing news! Jolly good show! < as lemmas |
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