늘 쓰는 말
gobsmacked
갑스맥트
늘 쓰는 말
너무 놀라 말문이 막힌.
Utterly astonished.
어원 · Origin
‘gob’(입)을 얻어맞은 듯 놀랐다는 뜻으로 20세기 후반 영국 북부에서 퍼졌다.
“Gob” means mouth; spread from Northern England in the late 20th century.
당황대화
용례 · Examples
- I was gobsmacked when she said yes. — 걔가 승낙해서 입이 떡 벌어졌어.
Lab notes · 한국어
gobsmacked(갑스맥트)은(는) 너무 놀라 말문이 막힌. ‘gob’(입)을 얻어맞은 듯 놀랐다는 뜻으로 20세기 후반 영국 북부에서 퍼졌다. 지금도 늘 쓰는 말이다. 주로 대화에서 쓴다. 예: "I was gobsmacked when she said yes.". 비슷한 한국 유행어: 실화냐.
Lab notes · English
gobsmacked means Utterly astonished. “Gob” means mouth; spread from Northern England in the late 20th century. It is still everyday speech. You'll hear it in 대화. Example: "I was gobsmacked when she said yes.".
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