Cotton-pickin'
含义: A mild intensifier expressing frustration or emphasis; equivalent to 'darn' or 'blasted.'
Cotton-pickin' is a Southern euphemism used to add emphasis or express frustration. 'Wait a cotton-pickin' minute' means 'hold on just a moment.' It functions as a clean replacement for profanity, reflecting the South's agricultural heritage.
例句
- Wait a cotton-pickin' minute — that's not what I said! 等一下——我没那么说过!¡Espera un momentito, eso no es lo que yo dije!ちょっと待ってくれ——そんなこと言ってないぞ!잠깐만 — 난 그런 말 한 적 없어!
- Keep your cotton-pickin' hands off my pie. 别碰我的派。Quita tus dichosas manos de mi tarta.俺のパイに手を出すなよ。내 파이에서 손 떼라고.
- Where's my cotton-pickin' phone? I just had it. 我那该死的手机呢?刚才还拿着呢。¿Dónde está mi dichoso móvil? Lo tenía hace un momento.忌々しい携帯はどこだ?さっきまで持っていたのに。빌어먹을 내 휴대폰이 어디 갔지? 방금 전까지 들고 있었는데.
发音
用法指南
语境: frustration, emphasis, mild oaths
语气: frustrated, emphatic
✓ 正确说法
- Wait a cotton-pickin' minute.等一下。Espera un momentito.ちょっと待ってくれ。잠깐만 기다려 봐.
- I lost my cotton-pickin' keys.我那该死的钥匙丢了。He perdido mis dichosas llaves.忌々しい鍵をなくしちゃった。빌어먹을 열쇠를 잃어버렸어.
✗ 错误说法
- Be aware of the historical context — cotton picking is tied to slavery, so use with sensitivity要注意其历史背景——摘棉花与奴隶制有关,使用时请保持敏感Ten en cuenta el contexto histórico: la recolección de algodón está ligada a la esclavitud, así que úsalo con sensibilidad歴史的な背景に注意すること——cotton picking(綿花摘み)は奴隷制と結びついているため、慎重に使うこと역사적 맥락을 인식할 것 — 목화 따기는 노예제와 연결되어 있으므로 주의해서 사용해야 한다
起源与历史
References the difficulty and frustration of picking cotton by hand. Cotton picking was arduous, unpleasant work, so 'cotton-pickin'' became an expression of frustration. The phrase has been used as a mild oath since at least the mid-1800s.
文化背景
Era: Traditional
Generation: Older adults
Social background: Universal
Regional notes: Deep South, cotton-growing regions
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