perish the thought

英語

詞源

源自棄用及物義項perish (「使...消失」)，其本身可能是源自將固定短語中的虛擬語氣當做及物用法的誤解（即「[may it] perish, the thought」）

短語

perish the thought

1. 別這樣想；想都別想，想得美 （字面意思為「讓這個想法消失吧」）
   • 1885, Horatio Alger, Hector's Inheritance, ch. 13:

     What! was he to lose his hold over these boys, and that because he was unable to cope with a boy much smaller and younger than himself? Perish the thought!

   • 2007 June 22, Grace Dent, The Guardian, G2, p. 3:

     According to industry gossips, Richard and Judy may soon go their separate ways. Not maritally; no, perish the thought.

參考資料

• OneLook 在線詞典 上有關 perish the thought 的釋義