as I live and breathe

短语

发音

UK /æz aɪ lɪv ænd bɹiːð/
其它
US /æz aɪ lɪv ænd bɹið/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Used to declare the truth of a statement with emphasis.

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  2. 2.

    Used to express surprise at an experience one is witnessing.

    过时
  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, I, live, and, breathe.

词源

Originally a reference to the speaker’s statement being as true as the fact that the speaker is alive (see sense 1).

来源：wiktionary