zounds

英 [zaʊndz] 美 [zaʊndz]
  • int. 咄（表示愤怒惊讶的咒骂声）
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英文词源

zounds (interj.)
c. 1600, oath of surprise or anger, altered from (by) God's wounds!, in reference to the wounds of Christ on the Cross. "One of the innumerable oaths having reference to Christ's passion" [Century Dictionary]. Compare gadzooks.