lo
/ləʊ/exclamation
- archaic used to draw attention to an interesting or amazing event〈古〉[用以引起对有趣或惊奇之事的注意]瞧, 看哪:
and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them.
看哪, 他们在东方所见之星在前方掠过。
短语
lo and behold
- used to present a new scene, situation, or turn of events, often with the suggestion that though surprising, it could in fact have been predicted[用以介绍新景象、情况或事情的转变, 常表示某事看似奇特但可以预料] 哎哟看看:
you took me out and, lo and behold, I got home to find my house had been ransacked.
你把我弄出来, 哎哟看看, 我回到家却发现家里已被洗劫一空。
词源
natural exclamation: first recorded as lā. in Old English; reinforced in Middle English by a shortened form of loke 'look!', imperative of LOOK.