dated or humorous <旧或幽默>
- an expression of contempt or impatience啐, 哼, 呸(表示轻蔑、不耐烦):
'Poison? Pshaw! The very idea!'
“毒药?啐!亏你想得出!”
no obj.
- utter such an exclamation发啐声:
when I suggested that free trade might dilute Canadian culture, he pshawed.
当我指出自由贸易可能淡化加拿大文化时, 他哼了一声。
词源
natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th cent.