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单词 pst
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pstint.n.

Brit. /pst/, U.S. /pst/
Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.
Etymology: Imitative. Compare German pst . Compare earlier st int., whist int.1, hist int.
Now rare.
Expressing a whispered signal for silence. Also as n.: an utterance of ‘pst’.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [interjection]
silence?c1225
peacec1390
whista1425
softlya1500
softc1500
husht1532
ist1540
st1552
soft and peace1576
pocas palabras1592
isse1598
hist1599
whish1635
whisht1684
quiet1814
fusht1816
pax1843
sh1847
pst1863
ciunas1987
1863 G. Eliot Romola I. i. i. 30 A sharp and lengthened ‘Pst!’ was suddenly heard darting across the pelting storm of gutturals. It came from the pale man in spectacles, and had the effect he intended; for the noise ceased.
1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. Aug. 576/1 I said, ‘Pst, pst’. ‘Qui vive?’ he whispered.
1881 S. Mackaye & A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand i. 52 Pst—Keep quiet—Here he comes!
1913 Poet Lore 377 Pst! Pst! Quiet!
2000 Dachau Liberated 83 He answered once more, ‘Pst. Be very quiet, we'll talk it over’ and sat at the foot of my bed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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PST
PST n. Pacific Standard Time.
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1937 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 26 July 2 (advt.) Hear the trio—the quartette—and all of Benny's boys swing the popular favorites. Every Tuesday at 8:30 pm E.S.T...5:30 pm P.S.T., over WABC-Columbia Network.
1978 J. M. Pasachoff & M. L. Kutner University Astron. v. 125 The eclipse would take place at 12:46 pm E.S.T., 11:46 am C.S.T., 10:46 am M.S.T., and 9:46 am P.S.T.
1994 Western Living Oct. 54/2 Nelson, PST, and Cranbrook, MST, both observe daylight time.
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