核心畫面
Oh is the little sound that escapes you the instant your mind reacts — before any real word comes out. It's the door your speech opens through: you make it to grab attention, to fill the gap before an answer, to mark a feeling. The same tiny noise carries many reactions; the tone is what tells them apart.
可以想成「oh」是腦子一有反應、話還沒成形時，先脫口而出的那個小小聲音。它像你開口前先打開的一道門：要引人注意時、要…更多收起
可以想成「oh」是腦子一有反應、話還沒成形時，先脫口而出的那個小小聲音。它像你開口前先打開的一道門：要引人注意時、要回答前頓一下時、心裡一動時，都先冒出這個音。同一個音可以裝下好多種反應，差別其實是在語氣高低、長短——是驚訝的「oh？」還是高興的「oh！」，靠口氣去分。原始詞典資料23 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。
OHsymbol
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chemistrynatural-sciencesorganic-chemistryA hydroxyl, or alcohol, functional group.
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chemistryinorganic-chemistrynatural-sciencesA hydroxide radical, or hydroxyl group.
Ohname詞源 1/oʊ/
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A surname from Korean derived from a common Korean surname.
- “Your son’s name. What is it?” “Oh. Benjamin Oh.” “Benjamin O … what?” “No, Oh, Officer. That’s it. The last name is Oh.”
Ohname詞源 2/oʊ/
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A surname from Chinese.
ohintj詞源 1/əʊ/
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Expression of surprise.
- Oh! I didn't see you there.
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Expression of wonder, amazement, or awe.
- Oh, wow! That's amazing.
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Expression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.
- Oh, so that's how it works.
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A word to precede an annoyed remark.
- Oh, leave me alone.
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A word to precede an added or offhand comment or afterthought.
- Oh, and don't forget your coat.
- What if he says, "Oh, I need to see your ID"?
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An invocation or address (similar to the vocative in languages with noun declension), often with a term of endearment.
- Oh, gosh.
- Oh baby, baby, how was I supposed to know / That something wasn't right here?
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Exclamation for drama or emphasis.
- Oh, when will it end?
- Oh by what plots, by what forſwearings, betrayings, oppreſsions, impriſonments, tortures, poyſonings, and vnder what reaſons of State, and politique ſubteltie, haue theſe forenamed Kings, […] pulled the vengeance of GOD vpon them-ſelues, […]
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Expression of pain. See ouch.
- Oh! That hurt.
- "Oh! Oh!——I can't bear it————It is too much.——I die.—————I am going——" were Polly's expreſſions of extaſy: […]
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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Space filler or extra syllable, especially in (popular) music.
- I'm off with the raggle-taggle gypsy-oh.
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Expression of mild scepticism.
- "You should watch where you're going!" "Oh?"
ohnoun詞源 1/əʊ/
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An utterance of oh; a spoken expression of surprise, acknowledgement, etc.
- There were ohs and ahs, and the people twisted about as they looked for her. Then they began to applaud.
ohverb詞源 1/əʊ/
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To utter the interjection oh; to express surprise, etc.
- A quarter of an hour elapsed, and then, after several rings at the door-bell, a smothered laugh, and a good deal of ohing and ahing, the door was thrown open, and one by one, as they were announced, in came the expected characters.
ohnoun詞源 2/əʊ/
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The name of the Latin script letter O/o.
- One genuine recycled local glass of aitch-two-oh
- Exes and Ohs: A Downtown Girl's (Mostly Awkward) Tales of Love, Lust, Revenge, and a Little Facebook Stalking
ohnoun詞源 3/əʊ/
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The digit 0 (especially in representations of speech)
- Jenny I've got your number. I need to make you mine. Jenny don't change your number. Eight six seven five three oh nine. Eight six seven five three oh nine. Eight six seven five three oh nine. Eight six seven five three oh nine. Tommy Tutone, "867-5309/Jenny"
- "Oh-dark-thirty," the first soldier muttered without looking at his watch.
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。