bah (interj.)

""Bah!""，是一种表示鄙视的感叹词，最早可以追溯到1817年，可能源于法语"bah"，古法语"ba"，表示惊讶、轻蔑、沮丧等情绪的词汇。也可能只是在这种情况下的自然惊叹； 可以参考古希腊语"babai!"，表示惊讶的感叹词。德昆西谴责它是粗俗的法国进口品：

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]

25年前，这个可恶的感叹词“"Bah!"”在英国公众中完全不为人知。现在，完全得益于我们自己的小说，它已成为表达对他人意见或建议不屑一顾的最受欢迎的说法。爱德华•利顿爵士是最早和最深的犯人之一。【《法国和英国风俗》，1850】