jove

IPA/dʒəʊv/
IPA/dʒəʊv/

jove — noun

1. an old-fashioned British exclamation, almost always heard as 'by Jove', that a s

1.名詞C2
釋義

an old-fashioned British exclamation, almost always heard as 'by Jove', that a speaker shouts when they are pleasantly surprised or want to add weight to what they are saying.

例句

By Jove, Christopher had not seen such a beautiful sunset over the cliffs in years.

fixed exclamation: 'By Jove' at sentence start, expressing surprise

"By Jove, that pudding was good!" Henry said, leaning back in his armchair.

informal British register; emphatic praise after a meal

同義詞
  • goodness

    modern, neutral British alternative for 'by Jove'

  • blimey

    informal British, also dated but a bit younger

  • wow

    common, neutral, used worldwide

文法句型

by Jove!

用法筆記

Only used in the fixed exclamation 'by Jove', almost always at the start of a sentence. Very old-fashioned now — most often heard from older British speakers or in books set before 1950. A modern equivalent would be 'wow' or 'goodness'.

常見錯誤

❌I jove the new car!
✅By Jove, the new car is wonderful!
💡'jove' is never a verb; it only appears inside the set phrase 'by Jove'.
❌with Jove, the weather is lovely today.
✅By Jove, the weather is lovely today.
💡the only preposition that works in this set phrase is 'by'.