interjection
noun /ˌɪntəˈdʒekʃn/
/ˌɪntərˈdʒekʃn/
(grammar- a short sound, word or phrase spoken suddenly to express an emotion. Oh!, Look out! and Ow! are interjections.
synonym exclamationTopics Languagec1感叹词;感叹语 词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin interjectio(n-), from the verb interjicere, from inter- ‘between’ + jacere ‘to throw’.