eh
/eɪ/exclamation
- used to represent a sound made in speech in a variety of situations, in particular to ask for something to be repeated or explained or to elicit agreement尤用于要求重复或解释某事或征求同意等啊, 嗯, 什么; 是吗, 好吗:
'Eh? What's this?'
“嗯?这是什么?”
'Let's hope so, eh?'
“但愿如此吧, 好吗?”
短语
eh up
- N. English used as a greeting, to express surprise, or to attract someone's attention〈北英格兰〉[表示问候、惊讶或用于引起别人注意] 哎:
eh up, I'm talking to you!
哎, 我在跟你说话呢!
词源
natural utterance: first recorded in English in the mid 16th cent.