bloody该死的，非常的

【使用地区】：澳大利亚，英国

【释义】：

Eric Partridge’s Wordslhas a two—thousand—word essay on bloody，which became an objectionable adjective in Britain in the early 1800s，though it had been respectable enough for a century before．Meaning“very，”it may have become objectionable because it suggested menstruation，but Partridge believed that“the idea of blood suffices”to explain the squeamishness．Bloody is often inserted for emphasis within words，as in abso—bloody—lutely．Though it originated in England，the term has become typical of Australian speech，among the most overworked adjectives in the national vocabulary．While the British commonly use it to mean“lousy”or“damned，”Australians employ bloody to give emphasis to any expression，as in“You’re bloody right，mate，let’s have a bloody beer．”

Eric Partridge所著的《词汇》一书中，就bloody一词写了一篇两千多字的文章。在17世纪的英国，此词成了一个令人讨厌的形容词，尽管早在此一个世纪之前，此词就是一个令人讨厌的词。此词意为“非常的”，之所以有贬义，也许因为bloody一词使人联想起月经。但Partridge认为，blood一词本身就令人恶心。Bloody还经常插入一个词的中间，表示强调，如abso—bloody—1utely。虽然此词源于英国，但此词已成了典型的澳大利亚英语，是澳大利亚人用得最多的形容词之一。在英国英语中，此词主要有“非常的，该死的”意思，而澳大利亚人用此词，可对任何表达方式加强语气，如：“你这家伙太对了，我们喝他妈的一杯啤酒吧!”