forsooth

英 [fə'suːθ]美

adv. 实在;的确;真的(表示轻蔑、讥讽)

中文词源

forsooth 确实

for-, 完全的。sooth, 真实。

英文词源

forsooth (adv.)

Old English forsoð "indeed, in truth, verily," from for-, perhaps here with intensive force (or else the whole might be "for a truth"), + soð "truth" (see sooth). Regarded as affected in speech by c. 1600.

双语例句

1. But truly, forsooth, I find it hard to believe him the same man.

不过, 说老实话, 我简直不敢相信他就是那同一个人呢.

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