for goodness' sake

短语

发音

CA /fɔɹ ˈɡʊdnəs seɪk/
US /fɔɹ ˈɡʊdnəs seɪk/
UK /fə ˈɡʊdnəs seɪk/

词形变化

for goodness' sake !

别名

for goodness sake for goodness's sake

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.

    委婉 习语

    For goodness' sake, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!

  2. 2.

    Used to express surprise or amazement.

    委婉 习语

    For goodness' sake, I spelled that word correctly. I never knew I could do that.

  3. 3.

    Used for emphasis

    委婉 习语

词源

A Minced version of for God's sake.

来源：wiktionary