bah 的词源

蔑视的感叹词，1817年，可能来自法语 bah，古法语 ba，表达惊讶、轻蔑、沮丧。也许只是这种情况下的自然感叹；比较希腊语 babai!，惊讶的感叹。德奎incy谴责它是粗俗的法语输入：

Twenty five years ago the vile ejaculation "Bah!" was utterly unknown to the English public. Now, and entirely through the currency given to it by our own novels, it has become the most popular expression for dismissing with contempt any opinion or suggestion of the person with whom you are conversing. Sir Edward Lytton was amongst the earliest and deepest offenders. ["French and English Manners," 1850]

二十五年前，这个可鄙的感叹词 "Bah!" 对英国公众来说是完全未知的。现在，完全通过我们自己小说赋予它的流行，它已成为蔑视与您交谈的人的任何意见或建议的最流行表达。爱德华·莱顿爵士是最早和最深的 offenders 之一。[《法国语言与英语风俗》，1850年]