ahoy
/əˈhɔɪ/exclamation
1- Nautical or humorous a call used in hailing【航海】〈幽默〉 喂, 啊嗬:
ahoy there!
喂!
ship ahoy! land ahoy!
喂, 船呀!喂, 陆地呀!
1.1
- an exclamation announcing the sighting of land from a ship啊嗬(从船上看到陆地时的感叹语)。
词源
mid 18th cent.: from AH + HOY1.