give up the ghost
来自维基词典,自由的词典
来自维基词典,自由的词典
字面意思為死亡時從體內釋出靈魂。來自中古英語 "gaf up þe gost","ʒave up þe gost",來自古英語短語如"hēo āġeaf hire gāst"(字面意思為她放棄了她的靈魂),"þæt iċ gāst mīnne āġifan mōte"(字面意思為我必須放棄我的靈魂)等。對比德語 den Geist aufgeben和荷蘭語 de geest geven。
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give up the ghost (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 gives up the ghost,現在分詞 giving up the ghost,過去式 gave up the ghost,過去分詞 given up the ghost)
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