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可能源自16世纪中古英语'dernen',与古高地德语'tarnen'(隐藏)有关,最初指隐藏或修补缺陷。作为感叹词的用法是'damn'的委婉替代,始于19世纪。
❶ 用针线修补衣物上的破洞或裂缝,通常指袜子或毛衣等针织品的修补。
“My grandmother taught me how to darn socks when I was a child.”
(我小时候祖母教我如何织补袜子。)
“She spent the evening darning the holes in her favorite sweater.”
(她花了一晚上时间修补她最喜欢的毛衣上的破洞。)
❶ 指衣物上经过修补的地方,或表示轻微的诅咒或恼怒的情绪。
“There was a neat darn at the toe of the sock.”
(袜子的脚尖处有一个整齐的补丁。)
“She didn't give a darn about what others thought of her.”
(她毫不在乎别人对她的看法。)
darn right — 表示强烈同意或确认某事,语气比'绝对正确'更随意。
“You're darn right I'm angry about what happened!”
(你说得对,我对发生的事情很生气!)
not give a darn — 表示完全不在乎或不在意某事,比'不关心'更口语化的表达。
“She doesn't give a darn about what people say behind her back.”
(她完全不在乎别人在背后说什么。)