exclamation of surprise, etc., c. 1300; as an exclamation calling attention or demanding silence, late 14c. Used after the name of a place to which attention is called (as in Westward-Ho) it dates from 1590s, originally a cry of boatmen, etc., announcing departures for a particular destination. Ho-ho-ho expressing laughter is recorded from mid-12c.
ho (n.)
by 1993, American English slang, representing a ghetto pronunciation of whore.
雙語例句
1. Shops in Ho Chi Minh City are stacked with goods.
胡志明市的商店里堆滿了商品。
來自柯林斯例句
2. My general reaction to this news might be summed up as "ho-hum"
我對(duì)這條消息的總體反應(yīng)可以用“哼兒哈兒”來概括。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Senate Republicans are less gung-ho about tax cuts.