interjection

🇬🇧 UK/.intә'dʒekʃәn/🇺🇸 US

GREC2

Definitions

A word or phrase expressing emotion with no grammatical connection to the sentence, such as 'oh!' or 'wow!'; an interruption

感叹词；插入语；插话

Root-derived

interbetween, among

ionact, process, state

=interjection

1.
The interjection 'wow' suddenly interrupted her speech as she reacted to the surprising announcement.
2.
In casual conversation, interjections like 'um' and 'ah' are common but often absent from formal writing.
3.
Linguists study interjections to understand how emotions manifest in different languages.