英语词汇pete-s sake的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pete-s sake
词源	Pete’s sake! The Pete here is a euphemism for St. Peter, an ex- pression of annoyance (“For Pete’s sake, stop fooling around!”) probably dating back at least to late 19th-century America.
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