erm
exclamation UK uk/ɜːm/
(用于暂停句子或在接着说话前暂停,通常因为正在决定该说什么)嗯,呃
a sound that people make when they pause in the middle of what they are saying or pause before they speak, often because they are deciding what to say
"Is that the right time?" "Erm, yes, I think so." “时间对吗?”“呃,是的,我想是的。”
Do you want to, erm, pay the bill? “你想,呃,付账吗?”
- More examples
- I was just looking for a job and someone told me that, erm, that they needed someone at the shop.
- "When was it published?" "That was, erm, 1998 I believe."
- It was a pair of, erm, ladies' undergarments.