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Bosh is a slightly old, informal word for talk or ideas that you think are silly, empty, or not true. You can call a claim “bosh,” or say “That’s bosh!” the way people now say rubbish or nonsense.
Bosh is a slightly old, informal wordbosh是一個有點老派的口語字 for talk or ideas that you think are silly, empty, or not true用來形容你覺得蠢、空洞，或不真實的話或想法 You can call a claim 'bosh,'你可以說一個說法是'bosh'（胡說） or say 'That's bosh!'或說'That's bosh!'（那是胡扯！） the way people now say rubbish or nonsense就像現在大家會說rubbish或nonsense一樣
It came into English in the 1800s from Ottoman Turkish boş, meaning “empty,” and it spread because of popular novels by James Justinian Morier.
It came into English in the 1800s它在1800年代進入英文 from Ottoman Turkish boş來自鄂圖曼土耳其語的boş meaning 'empty,'意思是「空的」 and it spread because of popular novels by James Justinian Morier因為James Justinian Morier的暢銷小說而流傳開來
Some British speakers still use it, especially older ones, and you will see it in older writing. Younger people more often say nonsense, rubbish, or that’s garbage.
Some British speakers still use it有些英國人還在用這個字 especially older ones尤其是年紀比較大的 and you will see it in older writing在比較老的文章裡也會看到 Younger people more often say nonsense, rubbish, or that's garbage年輕人比較常說nonsense、rubbish，或that's garbage
It is not a strong swear; it is more of a than a shout.
It is not a strong swear這不是很重的髒話 it is more of a sniff than a shout比較像是輕蔑的一哼，而不是大聲罵
There is a completely different Bosch — a company name — which has nothing to do with this word.
There is a completely different Bosch還有一個完全不同的Bosch a company name是一個公司名稱 which has nothing to do with this word跟這個字一點關係都沒有
組成Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish boş, “empty, unoccupied.” It entered popular English from the novels of James Justinian Morier.
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Boshname
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rareA surname.
boshnoun詞源 1/bɒʃ/
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Nonsense.
- Tho' hundreds cheer his blatant bosh, He's but a goose for a' that.
- But you know very well you're talking bosh," exclaimed Abraham, somewhat discomfited. "There must be government, and there must be order, say what you like.
boshintj詞源 1/bɒʃ/
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An expression of disbelief or annoyance.
- "Bosh!" said the Vicar, rejecting the hint altogether.
- “The people who wrote the mediaeval ballads,” answered the priest, “knew more about fairies than you do. It isn’t only nice things that happen in fairyland.” “Oh, bosh!” said Flambeau. “Only nice things could happen under such an innocent moon. I am for pushing on now and seeing what does really come. We may die and rot before we ever see again such a moon or such a mood.”
boshnoun詞源 2/bɒʃ/
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The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.
boshnoun詞源 3/bɒʃ/
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archaicslangA figure.
- to cut a bosh — "to make a figure"
boshintj詞源 4/bɒʃ/
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An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.
- It's a ~3 foot double lead with two 5-pin DIN plugs on one end and a big gameport-sized-n-shaped plug on the other. One end into the gameport, t'other plugs into the back of your keyboard. Bosh, job done.
- My father registered with these people a few months ago, and all his calls dried up. He was also of the opinion that he shouldn't need to register not to be disturbed, and he's pretty ruthless on the 'phone when he wants to be . . . but eventually he grew tired of it . . . bosh. Job done.
boshverb詞源 5/bɒʃ/
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slangTo consume (illicit drugs).
- We boshed two grams each of the beast 10, and then we went downstairs.
- People want to make sure they are loaded up well before midnight. It's not like any other party where they might not turn up until eleven. They commence boshing pills straight away […]
boshnoun詞源 6/bɒʃ/
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A fiddle (musical instrument).
- My father broke his bosh one night when he was in Waterford.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。