2、提到上帝或神
英文里也有很多以上帝啊神的名义的起誓，比方久而久之也发展成了没有实意的纯粹的感叹语。但因为自己的情绪，有事没事就把神牵涉进来真是很不敬；况且《圣经》中明确指出不得“妄称神的名字”。这样也发展出了一系列与神、上帝有关的
口语委婉表达。
例：For crying out loud --> For Christ’s sake
Godfrey Daniel --> God
Gosh --> God
Good garden party --> Good God
Good grief --> Good God
Goodness gracious --> Good God
My goodness --> My God
My gosh --> My God
Begorrah --> By God
By George --> By God
By gosh --> By God
By gum --> By God
By Jove --> By God
Christmas --> Christ
Crikey --> Christ
Criminy --> Christ
Cripes --> Christ
Gee --> Jesus
Gee whizz --> Jesus
Gee willikers --> Jesus
Golly Gee willikers --> Jesus
Jebus --> Jesus
Jeez --> Jesus
Jehosaphat --> Jesus
Jeepers Creepers --> Jesus Christ
Jeezy Creezy --> Jesus Christ
Jiminy Christmas --> Jesus Christ
Jiminy Cricket --> Jesus Christ
Judas Priest --> Jesus Christ
Cheese and Rice --> Jesus Christ
Jason Crisp --> Jesus Christ
Bleeding heck --> Bloody Hell
Blinking heck --> Bloody Hell
Blimey --> Blind me
Cor blimey --> God blind me
Gorblimey --> God blind me
Chrissakes --> For Christ’s sake
For crying out loud --> For Christ’s sake
For Pete’s sake --> For St. Peter’s sake
For the love of Mike --> For St. Michael’s sake
Land sakes --> For the Lord’s sake
Drat --> God rot it
Egad --> A God
Wish to goodness --> Wish to God
By golly --> By God’s body
Zounds --> God’s wounds
Odds-bodkins --> God’s sweet body
Sacrébleu --> Sang de Dieu (God’s blood)
Strewth --> God’s Truth
Lawks a mercy --> Lord have mercy
Crivvens --> Christ defend us
Suffering succotash --> Suffering Saviour
Jumping Jehosaphat --> Jumping Jesus
Bejabbers --> By Jesus
Gadzooks --> God’s hooks
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