英和和英

別の表記

• geeze, jeez, jeeze

発音

• IPA: /d͡ʒiːz/
• 韻: -iːz

間投詞

geez

1. (euphemistic) An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

   Synonyms: sheesh; see also Thesaurus:wow

   Geez, that was one heck of a week.

   • 2012 August 1, Megan Angelo, “6 Good-Girl Actresses We Really Wanna See Go Dark”, in Glamour‎, archived from the original on 29 May 2020:

     Oh gawsh, oh geez, I know our girl Betty [White] is always so surprised when she gets an award and outpouring of adulation, so I'm ready for her to surprise us back.

派生語

語源 2

Clipping of geezer.

発音

• IPA: /ɡiːz/
• 韻: -iːz

名詞

geez

1. (UK, Ireland, slang) Informal address to a male.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:friend

   Hi geez, you alright?

別の表記

• Geez, Gi'iz, Giiz, Geʿez, Gəʿəz

語源

From Ge'ez ግዕዝ (gəʿz).

発音

• IPA: /ˈɡiːɛz/

固有名詞

Ge'ez

1. An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically.
   • 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 328:

     He takes out a leather-bound Bible, written in Ge'ez, illuminated by drawings of angels with large, soulful eyes.

2. The writing system originally used for the Ge’ez language.

同意語

• Ethiopic

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Ge'ez, gez ⁠