A—O．K．一切正常，很好，好极了，一切顺利

【使用地区】：美国

【释义】：

An American expression with worldwide usage．An accidental coinage，AO．K．was not used by American astronaut Alan Shepard while making the first suborbital space flight，in 196l，as was widely reported．The term is actually the result of a mistake bv NASA public relations officer Colonel“Shorty”Powers，who thought he heard Shepard say“A—O．K．”when the astronaut，in fact，uttered a rousing“O．K．”Powers liked the sound of A—O．K．so much that he reported it several times to newsmen before learning of his mistake．By then it was too late，for the term became partof the language practically overnight．See also O．K．

原来是美国英语，现在已广泛流行于全世界。这是一个意外杜撰的词。美国宇航员Alan Shepard在1961年进行亚轨道宇宙飞行时，并没有像后来广泛报道的那样说了“A—O．K．”，而是美国航空和航天局的军官矮子Powers上校听错了，以为Shepard说了“A—O．K．”。其实，Shepard说“O．K．”时，用的是升调，而Powers好几次对记者说，Shepard说的是“A—O．K．”到后来，他才知道是自己听错了，但这时，已经迟了，“#．”一夜之间成了英语中一个新的表达方式。参见O．K。