亚洲网紅露点

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zounds

[ zoundz ]

interjection

Archaic.
  1. (used as a mild oath.)


zounds

/ zwa蕣ndz; za蕣ndz; za蕣ndz /

interjection

  1. archaic.
    a mild oath indicating surprise, indignation, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of zounds1

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; variant of 'swounds
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of zounds1

C16: euphemistic shortening of God's wounds
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Example Sentences

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鈥淎 few centuries ago, a student鈥檚 鈥榸ounds鈥 or 鈥榞adzooks鈥 would turn an English teacher鈥檚 face purple,鈥 he said.

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Zounds, a boatload of conservatives are taking to the high seas.

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He was the bass player for the anarcho punk band Zounds, among others, and was much loved.

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鈥淶ounds!鈥 was a twee shortening of 鈥淏y his wounds,鈥 as in those of Jesus.

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鈥淕ut鈥 gut鈥ounds normal鈥 as he listened with his stethoscope, feeling gently on my belly and then finally tap on some reflexes with his tomahawk hammer.聽

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