psst

psst — 感嘆詞

1. a quiet sound you make by pushing air through your lips to get someone to look a

1.感嘆詞B1
釋義

喂（輕聲）

小聲吸引注意的呼聲

a quiet sound you make by pushing air through your lips to get someone to look at you or listen to you, especially when you do not want other people to realize what is happening

例句

Cyrus heard a soft 'Psst!' and turned to see Minh waving from across the library.

Cyrus 聽到一聲輕輕的「Psst！」，轉頭看見 Minh 在圖書館另一頭朝他揮手。

Imran whispered 'Psst!' to get his sister's attention during the movie.

Imran 小聲「喂」了一下，想讓妹妹在看電影時注意他。

pattern: whisper Psst + to-infinitive for purpose

同義詞
  • hey

    louder and more direct; can be used from a distance and in casual public settings

  • ahem

    a throat-clearing sound used to get attention in a more polite or noticeable way, often when someone has made a mistake

用法筆記

Always spoken quietly with the lips almost closed. The word is written with one or more 's' letters (psst, pssst, pssst!) depending on how long the sound is held. Common in informal writing, comics, and text messages, but rarely used in formal speech.