n.[U]
- 善良;仁慈;美德He holds a strong belief in the goodness of human nature.
他對人性的善良堅信不移。
- 精華,真諦;長處;養分All the goodness has been boiled out of the vegetables.
蔬菜的全部營養都給煮掉了。
- 優良;優秀
int.
- (表示驚訝、驚慌等)天哪;啊呀I wish to goodness he'd be quiet.
我祈求上帝希望他能安靜下來。
Goodness Gracious!啊呀!
Goodness me!天哪!
片語
for goodness' sake
- 看在上帝份上For goodness' sake, stop talking!
看在老天爺的份上,別再說話了!
have the goodness to
- 懇請Have the goodness to show me the way.
請勞駕告訴我怎麼走。
goodness knows
- 上帝知道;誰也不知道Goodness knows who it can have been.
天知道那可能是誰。
- 上帝作證Goodness knows I've tried hard.
上天作證,我確實努力嘗試過。
gracious goodness
- 天啊!哎呀!Gracious goodness! They lost!
天哪!他們輸了!
honest to goodness
- 真的I didn't break the cup, honest to goodness!
我真的沒打碎過杯子!
My goodness
- 我的天哪!My goodness, have you been expelled?
我的天哪,你已被開除了嗎?
(My) goodness me
- 天哪!So here you are at last, James. My goodness me, it has been a long time!
你總算回來啦,詹姆士。天哪,你也去得太久了!
Thank goodness
- 謝天謝地--"Your son's alive." --"Thank goodness!"
—"你兒子安然無恙。" —"謝天謝地!"
wish to goodness
- 極其希望I wish to goodness he were here.
我真希望他在這裡。