Jove
nounWord Originfrom Latin Jov-, stem of Old Latin Jovis, replaced later by Jupiter. The exclamation by Jove dates from the late 16th cent.
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by Jove
- (old-fashioned, informal, especially British English)
used to express surprise or to emphasize a statement (表示惊奇或加强语气)啊,哎呀