jove
jove — 名詞
1. an old-fashioned British exclamation, almost always heard as 'by Jove', that a s
天啊；哎呀
舊式英式驚嘆語，多用「by Jove」
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.
By Jove, Christopher had not seen such a beautiful sunset over the cliffs in years.
天啊，Christopher 已經好幾年沒在懸崖邊看到這麼美的夕陽了。
fixed exclamation: 'By Jove' at sentence start, expressing surprise
"By Jove, that pudding was good!" Henry said, leaning back in his armchair.
「天啊，這個布丁真好吃！」Henry 一邊說，一邊往扶手椅後面靠。
informal British register; emphatic praise after a meal
By Jove, Élise had finally finished the crossword without looking up a single clue.
天啊，Élise 終於把整份填字遊戲做完，一個提示都沒查。
emphasis on a small personal achievement
The old professor banged the table and cried, "By Jove, Hassan is right!"
老教授拍了一下桌子，大喊：「天啊，Hassan 說得對！」
exclamation used to back up a sudden agreement
By Jove, Layla had grown tall since the family last visited the village.
天啊，Layla 自從家人上次來村裡之後，已經長得這麼高了。
- by Jove
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'.