英语单词“goodness”的意思是:善良;美好;天哪;哎呀。读音为:英 [ˈɡud尼斯]、美 [ˈɡʊdness]。
在口语中常用Goodness Knows或者God only knows来表达“天知道”、“只有上帝知道”的意思。例如:Goodness knows how we managed to fit so many into the car. (只有上帝知道我们是怎样把那么多人塞进车里的)。
下面十个例句将从日常生活场景出发,更直观地展示goodness的具体应用:
1. Oh goodness, I'm sorry I'm late again. (哎呀,我又迟到了,真不好意思。)
2. Goodness, what a delicious meal! (哇,这顿饭真好吃!) 3. Goodness, I hope you don't mind me barging in. (哎呀,我希望你不介意我闯进来。)
4. Goodness, it's cold outside! (哎呀,外面好冷啊!) 5. Goodness, I didn't expect you to be so understanding. (哎呀,我没想到你会这么理解我。)
6. Goodness, I can't believe I forgot my keys again. (哎呀,我又忘记带钥匙了。)
7. Goodness, it's been a long day. (哎呀,今天真是漫长的一天。)
8. Goodness, what a relief to hear you're okay! (听到你没事了,真是松了一口气!) 9. Goodness, I'm so sorry about what happened. (哎呀,对于发生的事情我深感抱歉。)
10. Goodness, I hope things get better soon. (哎呀,希望事情能尽快好转。)
总的来说,“goodness”在口语中常用来表达惊讶、感叹、道歉等情感,使用时需要根据具体语境来把握。