中文词源
tarnation 该死
改写自 darnation,来自 damnation 的委婉语。
英语词源
- tarnation (n.)
- 1784, American English alteration of darnation (itself a euphemism for damnation), influenced by tarnal (1790), a mild profanity, clipped from phrase by the Eternal (God) (see eternal).
权威例句
- 1. Why are you in such a tarnation hurry?
- 你为什么这样瞎忙?