golly
golly — 感嘆詞
1. a word people say when they feel slightly surprised, pleased, or annoyed — like
天啊
表示輕微驚訝的感嘆詞
a word people say when they feel slightly surprised, pleased, or annoyed — like 'gosh' or 'gee', though it sounds a bit old-fashioned now
Golly, I did not expect to see you here at the farmers' market, Mrs. Park!
天啊，朴太太，我真沒想到會在農夫市集遇到妳！
exclamation at start of sentence
When Keiko saw the baby panda, she whispered, 'Golly, it is so tiny!'
Keiko 看到貓熊寶寶時輕聲說：『天啊，牠好小喔！』
embedded in reported speech
Golly, look at the size of that pumpkin in the back of the truck!
天啊，看卡車後面那顆南瓜有多大！
The farmer leaned on his rake and said, 'Golly, I remember when this road was just dirt.'
農夫靠著耙子說：『哎呀，我還記得這條路以前只是泥土路呢。』
exclamation within a quote expressing nostalgia
Golly, we nearly missed the last train home by just two minutes!
天啊，我們差兩分鐘就錯過最後一班火車了！
- gosh
the most common mild exclamation of surprise in modern English; more neutral in register and not perceived as old-fashioned
- gee
another euphemistic exclamation, originally American, also slightly dated but still heard
- goodness
can express surprise or relief; works as both an exclamation ('Goodness!') and in phrases ('my goodness')
用法筆記
Sounds somewhat old-fashioned today. Younger speakers in Taiwan are more likely to use 'gosh' or 'wow' instead. Common in British English but less so in American English.
常見錯誤
by golly
idioman old-fashioned expression used to emphasize what you are saying, similar to 'by God' but avoiding the religious term
哎呀；真是的（老式強調用語）
By golly, I think you might be right about the shortcut through the woods.
The old captain shook his head and said, 'By golly, I have not seen weather like this in thirty years.'
golly — 名詞
- gollysingular
- golliesplural
1. a type of soft doll with very dark fabric skin, round white eyes, and fuzzy blac
黑臉玩偶
具種族歧視的玩偶
a type of soft doll with very dark fabric skin, round white eyes, and fuzzy black hair — originally made popular in late 19th-century children's stories, but now widely recognised as a racially offensive caricature and avoided in most contexts
The antique dealer pulled a dusty golly from the box and explained its troubling history.
古董商從箱子裡拿出一個積了灰塵的黑臉玩偶，並解釋它令人不安的歷史。
noun sense used in descriptive/historical context
Museums in Britain have removed old gollies from display because the dolls are now seen as racist stereotypes.
英國的博物館已將這類黑臉玩偶從展示櫃中移除，因為這些玩偶如今被視為種族歧視的刻板印象。
plural 'gollies'; contemporary usage context
用法筆記
This word and the object it refers to are now considered racially offensive. Use only when discussing the history of racism or vintage toys in an academic or critical context. Most modern speakers avoid the term entirely. The plural form is 'gollies'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- golliwog名詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- oh golly
- by golly
- golly gosh