used to represent a sound made in speech in a variety of situations, in particular to ask for something to be repeated or explained or to elicit agreement [尤用于要求重复、解释某事或征求同意等情境]啊,嗯,什么;是吗,好吗 ‘Eh? What's this?’. “嗯?这是什么?”。 ‘Let's hope so, eh?’. “但愿如此吧,好吗?”。
常用词组 eh up
(N. English)used as a greeting, to express surprise, or to attract someone's attention (北英格兰)[表示问候、惊讶或用于唤起别人注意] 哎 eh up, I'm talking to you!. 哎,我在跟你说话呢!。
语源
: natural utterance: first recorded in English in the mid 16th cent