crikey

FREQ #24004

interj. 唉呀

发音

CA /ˈkɹaɪki/
US /ˈkɹaɪki/
UK /ˈkɹaɪki/
AU /ˈkɹɑeki/
NZ /ˈkɹaɪki/
NZ /ˈkɹɑe̯ki/

别名

crickety crickey cricky

释义与例句

interj.
  1. 1.

    An exclamation of astonishment.

    澳大利亚 爱尔兰 英国

    Crikey, mate, that ain't a knife, this is a knife!

词源

Euphemistic substitute for Christ, perhaps a corruption of Christ King. Compare criminy, cripes, crivvens. Attested from the 19th century.

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