英语词源
- Topsy
- slave-girl character in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852), immortal in cliche for her response to a question about her origin put to her by the pious Northern abolitionist Miss Ophelia:
"Have you ever heard anything about God, Topsy?"
In addition to being often misquoted by the addition of a "just" (or "jes'"), the line is sometimes used inappropriately in 20c. writing to indicate something that got large without anyone intending it to.
The child looked bewildered, but grinned, as usual.
"Do you know who made you?"
"Nobody as I knows on," said the child, with a short laugh.
The idea appeared to amuse her considerably; for her eyes twinkled, and she added--
"I spect I grow'd. Don't think nobody never made me."
权威例句
- 1. The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
- 在我的一生中世界已经变得一团糟。
- 2. Everything's topsy-turvy in my life at the moment.
- 现在我的生活全都被打乱了。
- 3. Miss Ophelia was uneasy that Eva should fancy Topsy's society so much.
- 奥菲丽亚小姐看见伊娃这样欢喜跟托普西在一起玩,心里有些惴惴不安.
- 4. He left his room all topsy - turvy.
- 他把他的房间弄得乱七八糟.
- 5. When anything is topsy - turvy, it turns my stomach.
- 如果一切都乱七八糟, 就会使我倒胃口.