ho

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
英 /həʊ/    美 /hoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
    — O I, a plague on ’em, there’s no ho with ’em, they’re madder then^([sic – meaning than]) March hares.
  2. A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality. derogatory,slang,vulgar
    — Bros before hoes!
  3. Care, anxiety, trouble, sorrow. obsolete,slang,vulgar
    — Though there bee A thousand cares that heape my hoe.
  4. A woman in general; a bitch. offensive,slang,vulgar
动词 v.
  1. To act as a ho, to prostitute. intransitive,slang,transitive,vulgar
    — She holds down a decent job during the day, but is secretly hoeing around with at least 5 different trifling men.
  2. To care, be anxious, to long. obsolete,slang,vulgar
    — To ho for anything, to long for any thing. Berks.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.
    — Sail ho!
    Another boat is visible!
  2. halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach.
    — What noise there, ho?
  3. Said accompanying a vigorous attack. rare
    — "I'll hit you again, you thief !” he cried angrily, shaking “Ho-ho-ho!” he croaked.

词形变化

hos plural hoes plural heaux humorous,nonstandard,plural hoe alternative 'ho alternative hoes present,singular,third-person hoeing participle,present hoed participle,past hoed past hoe alternative 'ho alternative hos plural hoe alternative hoe alternative

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
From Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), from Old English hō, probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare Dutch ho, German ho, Old French ho! (“hold!, halt!”).
词源 2
Pronunciation spelling of whore in non-rhotic accents with the dough–door merger, such as some varieties of African American Vernacular English; compare mo (“more”), fo' (“for; four”). The noun first appears c. 1964, whereas the verb first appears c. 1972.
词源 3
From Middle English howe, houwe, hoȝe, from Old English hogu and hoga, from Proto-Germanic *hugô, *hugiz, *huguz (“mind, thought, understanding”), akin to Old High German hugu, hugi (Middle High German hüge), Old Saxon hugi (Middle Dutch höghe, Dutch heug), Old Norse hugr, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 (hugs).
词源 4
From Middle English howen, hoȝen, hogien, from Old English hogian, hugian, from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną. Cognate with Middle Scots huik, Old High German hucken, Old Saxon huggjan, Dutch heugen, Old Norse hyggja, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hugjan).
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