tarnation

• n. 诅咒；咒骂
• adj. 讨厌的

改写自 darnation,来自 damnation 的委婉语。

tarnation (n.)

1784, American English alteration of darnation (itself a euphemism for damnation), influenced by tarnal (1790), a mild profanity, clipped from phrase by the Eternal (God) (see eternal).

1. Why are you in such a tarnation hurry?

你为什么这样瞎忙?

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