请输入您要查询的单词:

 

单词 oh, my stars and garters
释义

oh, my stars and garters

English

Alternative forms

  • oh my stars and garters

Etymology

Attested (in the figurative sense) since 1765. For the stars, see oh my stars. The garters refer to a heraldic order (in a stellar shape) that British monarchs could bestow. Together they were used as a name for the trappings of high office or the individuals who occupied such.[1]

Interjection

oh, my stars and garters

  1. Expression of astonishment.

References

  1. Oh, my stars and garters” in Gary Martin, The Phrase Finder, 1997–, retrieved 26 February 2017.
随便看

 

国际大辞典收录了7408809条英语、德语、日语等多语种在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的翻译及用法,是外语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2023 idict.net All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/10/5 20:49:33