中文词源
phooey 呸
感叹词，来自依地语。
英语词源
- phooey
- expression of contempt, 1929, from Yiddish, from German pfui (attested in English from 1866); popularized by Walter Winchell. Phoo "vocalic gesture expressing contemptuous rejection" is recorded from 1640s.
权威例句
- 1. First, the proverb must be a saying, not merely a traditional word like " fiddlesticks " or " phooey '.
- 首先, 谚语必须是一句格言, 而不仅仅是一个传统的词,如 “ flddlesticks ” (胡说),“phooey ” (呸),等等.
- 2. Not what? Snobs! Phooey on the First Families.
- 不是什么? 势利小人!呸! 什么一流家族.
- 3. Phooey! Sucking your thumb without a blanket is like eating a cone without ice cream!
- 嘘呜! 没有毯子的时候吮吸着你的拇指就像是在吃一个没有冰激凌的冰激凌壳!