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In this use, George is not a man in the room. It is an old, light cry of pleasant surprise — most often By George! You say it when something turns out better, luckier, or more unexpected than you thought, a bit like 'goodness!' or 'well I never!' It is dated now.
In this use在這個用法裡，George is not不是 a man in the room房間裡的某個男人。 It它 is是 an old一句老派、light輕巧、of pleasant surprise帶著愉快驚訝 cry的驚呼——most often最常見的是 By George! when something當事情 than you thought比你想的 turns out better, luckier, or more unexpected結果更好、更幸運、或更出乎意料時，You say it你就說它，a bit like有點像 'goodness!' or或 'well I never!'。 It is dated now它現在過時了。
Younger people almost never reach for it unless they are joking, quoting a film, or putting on an old-fashioned voice. You will meet it in older British and American English, and in stories that want a polite little spark of without a rude word.
Younger people年輕人 almost never幾乎不會 reach for it拿它來用，unless除非 they他們 are joking在開玩笑、quoting a film引用電影台詞，or putting on an old-fashioned voice或故意裝出老派的口吻。 in older British and American English在較老的英式與美式英語裡 You will meet it你會遇到它，and in stories也在一些故事裡：that want這些故事想要 a polite little spark of amazement一點有禮貌的小小驚奇，without a rude word而不用粗話。
Though actually it began as people calling on Saint George, the way English once used saints' names when they were or pleased; most speakers today do not feel any church in it at all. The capital G stays, because it still looks like the name.
Though actually不過其實 it它 began as一開始是 people calling on Saint George人們呼喚聖喬治（Saint George），the way English once這是英語從前的老習慣：when they were startled or pleased吃驚或高興時 used saints' names就喊聖人的名字；most speakers today今天大多數說話的人 do not feel any church in it at all已經完全感覺不到裡面有教會味了。 The capital G大寫的 G stays留著，because因為 it它 still仍然 looks like看起來像 the name那個名字。
組成The name George comes from Greek geōrgós, 'farmer' or 'earth-worker' (geo- 'earth' + ergon 'work'), via Latin Geōrgius and Middle English George. The surprise use is people calling on Saint George in a light way.
原始詞典資料15 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。
Georgenoun/dʒɔːdʒ/
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radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
Georgename/dʒɔːdʒ/
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A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,
- George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;
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An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
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A French surname originating as a patronymic.
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A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg.
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A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse.
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A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
- Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.
- 2004, George Sargent Janes Leubuscher, Douglas W. Patton, A Girl Named George: My First Hundred Years
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slangaeronauticsaerospaceaviationThe autopilot of an aircraft.
- "'George rides in the back, aft of the baggage compartment,” said Aviation Sales Manager, John Brophy, with a smile as he climbed out. […] I switched on the autopilot and turned the turn knob to the left to get the turn-bank indicator to show a one-needle turn. Instantly, George rolled the Cessna into a smooth 10° bank to the left.
- I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]
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datedslangGeneric name for a Pullman porter.
另外 4 個記錄的用法
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A city in the Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
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A locale in the United States.
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A locale in the United States.
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A locale in the United States.
Georgenoun/dʒɔːdʒ/
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archaicslangA coin bearing King George's profile.
- Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling.
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A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
- […] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.
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。