生氣時脫口的咒罵
把『下詛咒』直接對著眼前惹你的人或事丟出去——不是真要誰下地獄，只是氣到需要一句重話發洩。
damn it / damn you · verb · B1
Said as 'damn it' or 'damn you' when you are very angry or annoyed at someone or something.
可惡／該死
核心畫面
You can picture 'damn' as calling down a curse — pronouncing that something is condemned, doomed, no good. Almost every modern use is that heavy curse-word being thrown out to vent a strong feeling, not a real sentence to hell.
可以把 damn 想成『下一道咒罵』——原本是宣判某個東西被定罪、被打入地獄、徹底完蛋。到了現代，這個又重又髒的詛咒…更多收起
可以把 damn 想成『下一道咒罵』——原本是宣判某個東西被定罪、被打入地獄、徹底完蛋。到了現代，這個又重又髒的詛咒詞多半只是被拿來發洩情緒：真正把誰送去地獄的意思已經很淡，剩下的是那股又氣又衝的力道。From the word’s history
From Latin damnare 'to condemn, doom, inflict a penalty', from damnum 'loss, harm' (also the source of 'damage'). To 'damn' something was literally to pronounce judgement on it — a curse — and that condemning force is what every modern swear-use still carries.
來自拉丁文 damnare（定罪、判刑、宣判毀滅），字根 damnum 是『損失、傷害』（也是 damage 的來源）。damn 一個東西，本來就是對它下判決、下詛咒；今天所有髒話用法還帶著那股把它罵到底、判它死刑的勁。
etymonline.com/word/damn (Online Etymology Dictionary)
Six branches
把語氣加重的『非常』
咒罵詞用久了，力道被借來單純加重語氣：不再是罵誰，而是像踩一腳油門，讓後面的形容詞更強更衝。
very, really · r · B1
Used before another word to make it stronger, a rough and forceful way of saying 'very'.
非常／超
一丁點（多用於否定）
一句詛咒本身一文不值，所以『a damn』被拿來當最小、最不值錢的一點點；配上否定，就成了『連這麼一丁點都沒有／都不在乎』。
not give a damn · noun · B1
In the phrase 'not give a damn', a way of saying you do not care about something at all.
在乎（用於否定）
驚訝時的驚呼
同一個重話，情緒從生氣翻到驚訝：被嚇到或被驚豔時也會脫口而出，像中文的『哇』『我的天』。
damn!, surprise · interjection · B1
Said out loud when something surprises or impresses you, a bit like 'wow'.
哇／天啊
定罪、打入地獄（原意）
這一支保留了字最古老的意思：真的宣判、定罪。不是發洩情緒，而是把某人或某物判定為壞的、該受罰的。
condemn to hell · verb · B1
In old or religious stories, to be sent to a place of punishment after death, the opposite of being saved.
被打入地獄
固定說法：豁出去、兩難
這股『管它去死』的詛咒力氣，凝結成幾句固定用語——用來表達豁出去的決心，或怎麼選都被說錯的兩難。
damn the consequences · verb · B1
In 'damn the consequences', a way to say you will do something even if it may turn out badly.
管它什麼後果
原始詞典資料14 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。
damnverb/ˈdæm/
- 1
lifestylereligiontheologyTo condemn.
- The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
- Only God can damn.
- 2
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
- He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.
- Lack of access to support services can damn children with disabilities and lesser means to lives where they never harness their full range of abilities.
- 3
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
- I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.
- 4
To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
- 1708 November 8, Alexander Pope, letter to Henry Cromwell You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the works of modern poets] […] without hearing.
- Homosexuality and suicide have some common characteristics. Both are damned by the Western Judeo-Christian culture as sins (although the latter has only been considered such since the sixth century).
- 5
slangTo curse; put a curse upon.
- That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
- 6
archaicTo invoke damnation; to curse.
- c. 1767-1774, Oliver Goldsmith, letter to Mrs. Bunbury […] while I inwardly damn.
damnadj/ˈdæm/
- 1
slangGeneric intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
- Shut the damn door!
- Damn freaks!
damnadv/ˈdæm/
- 1
slangVery; extremely.
- That car was going damn fast!
- How are you damn quick?
damnintj/ˈdæm/
- 1
vulgarslangUsed to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.
damnnoun/ˈdæm/
- 1
slangThe word "damn" employed as a curse.
- He said a few damns and left.
- 2
slangA small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
- The new hires aren't worth a damn.
- 3
slangThe smallest amount of concern or consideration.
- I don't give a damn.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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。