egadとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /iːˈɡæd/
• (General American) IPA: /iˈɡæd/
• 韻: -æd

間投詞

egad

1. (dated) A mild exclamation of contempt, surprise, outrage, etc.

   (surprise): Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow

   • 1693, [William] Congreve, The Old Batchelour, a Comedy. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Peter Buck, […], →OCLC, Act II, page 11:

     O here a' comes—Ah my Hector of Troy, vvelcome my Bully, my Back; agad my heart has gone a pit pat for thee.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Anton Chekhov, The Marriage Proposal:

     […] She's in love, egad, […]

別の表記

• (obsolete) agad, (obsolete) ecod, egads

アナグラム

• dage, gade, Gade, agèd, aged