dear me
dear me — 感嘆詞
1. a phrase you say out loud when something surprises you, worries you a little, or
天啊；哎呀
對小麻煩或意外感到驚訝或惋惜時說的話
a phrase you say out loud when something surprises you, worries you a little, or makes you feel sorry about a small problem.
Dear me, Maeve has spilled her whole cup of tea on the new carpet.
哎呀，Maeve 把她整杯茶都灑在新地毯上了。
exclamation reacting to a small mishap
"Dear me," said the old librarian, "these books are far older than I thought."
「天啊，」那位年邁的圖書館員說，「這些書比我想的還要舊得多。」
Dear me + reported speech showing mild surprise
Dear me, the train has left already and Henry is still buying his ticket.
哎呀，火車已經開走了，Henry 卻還在買票。
When Ingrid saw the broken window, she sighed and muttered, "Oh dear me."
Ingrid 看到破掉的窗戶時，嘆了口氣，喃喃地說：「唉，天啊。」
shows the speaker's mild dismay at a setback
Dear me, what a mess the children have made in the kitchen this morning.
天啊，孩子們今天早上把廚房弄得真是一團亂。
- oh dear me
- dear me no
- oh dear
very close in meaning; slightly more common and less old-fashioned
- goodness me
stronger surprise; also somewhat old-fashioned and British
- my goodness
more general surprise, used on both sides of the Atlantic
文法句型
Dear me, + clause
用法筆記
Said mainly by older British speakers; it reacts to a minor problem or surprise, never a serious disaster. Often stretched to "oh dear me" for extra feeling.