- 1（By George!）老派驚嘆語，類似「哇！」「天哪」；這裡不是人名「喬治」
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. 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. 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.
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，摘錄並精簡格式，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.
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