单词 | by mighty! |
释义 | > as lemmasby mighty! 3. Scottish, Irish English, and English regional. In exclamatory phrases expressing surprise or mild exasperation, as by mighty!, mighty me! Also as int. ΚΠ 1867 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 114 Michtie, interj. expressive of surprise. Michtie me is another form. 1869 A. Macdonald Story Disputed Settlem. (1877) 61 (E.D.D.) Eh, mighty! that surely canna be. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. ii. 18 Mighty me! Won't mis'ess storm..when she comes back! 1913 J. L. Waugh Cracks wi' Robbie Doo 12 Michty me, that's a deevilish lot o' siller. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 406 Peep at his wearables. By mighty! What's he got? 1955 J. Beith Corbies 207 ‘Michty me!’ exclaimed Uncle John dryly, ‘a verra fine leddy we have here!’ 1989 Bogie Man i. 19 Oh michty me! I-Is there going to be shooting? < as lemmas |
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