goodness
noun
ˈɡʊdnɪəs
noun
1
my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me!
said
when
you
are
surprised
or
sometimes
angry
[口] 天啊！啊呀！〔用于表示惊讶，有时表示愤怒〕
spoken
My
goodness,
you
have
spent
a
lot!
啊呀，你花了这么多钱！
2
for goodness’ sake
said
when
you
are
annoyed
or
surprised,
especially
when
telling
someone
to
do
something
[口] 看在老天爷的面上〔用来表示烦躁或惊讶〕
spoken
For
goodness’sake
stop
arguing!
看在老天爷的面上，别吵了！
3
goodness (only) knows
used
to
emphasize
that
you
are
not
sure
about
something,
or
to
make
a
statement
stronger
[口] 天晓得，谁也不知道〔用来强调你对某事没有把握或加强语气〕
spoken
That
bar’s
been
closed
for
goodness
knows
how
long.
天晓得那家酒吧已经关了多久。
Goodness
knows,
I
tried
to
help
him!
天晓得，我还想办法帮他哩！
4
BEING GOOD
好 the quality of being good 善良的品质
the
desire
to
see
goodness
and
justice
in
the
world
对善良和正义的向往
5
BEST PART
精华部分
the
part
of
food
which
is
good
for
your
health
〔食品的〕精华
All
the
goodness
of
an
egg
is
in
the
yolk.
蛋的营养在蛋黄里。
6
have the goodness to do sth
formal
used
when
asking
someone
to
do
something
in
an
extremely
polite
way
[过时，正式] 劳驾你做某事
old-fashioned
Please
have
the
goodness
to
wait.
劳驾你等一等。
7
out of the goodness of sb’s heart
used
when
someone
has
done
something
in
order
to
be
kind
or
helpful
to
other
people
某人是出于好心
He
did
it
out
of
the
goodness
of
his
heart.
他这么做是出于好心。