zounds

英 [za?ndz] 美[za?ndz]
  • int. 咄(表示憤怒驚訝的咒罵聲)

英文詞源


zounds (interj.)
c. 1600, oath of surprise or anger, altered from (by) God's wounds!, in reference to the wounds of Christ on the Cross. "One of the innumerable oaths having reference to Christ's passion" [Century Dictionary]. Compare gadzooks.