tut
tut — 感嘆詞
1. A sound written or spoken to express mild disapproval, annoyance, or gentle scol
嘖
表示不悅、責備的感嘆聲
A sound written or spoken to express mild disapproval, annoyance, or gentle scolding. When repeated as 'tut tut', it often carries a slightly humorous or teasing tone.
Tut, you really should not have spoken to your grandmother like that.
嘖，你真不該那樣和祖母說話。
tut + direct expression of disapproval
Tut tut, Caleb — we do not throw food at the dinner table.
嘖嘖，Caleb — 我們吃飯時不可以扔食物。
repeated 'tut tut' for gentle scolding
A quiet 'Tut' came from the back of the classroom when the answer was wrong.
教室後方傳來一聲低沉的「嘖」，因為答案答錯了。
A firm 'Tut tut' from Auntie Mei made the children stop their arguing.
Mei 阿姨一聲堅定的「嘖嘖」，讓孩子們停止了爭吵。
文法句型
tut (tut)
用法筆記
Commonly written in dialogue to show a character's attitude. 'Tut tut' is more likely to be used in light-hearted or humorous contexts, while a single 'tut' can signal genuine annoyance.
tut — 動詞
1. To make a short clicking sound with the tongue against the roof of the mouth as
嘖聲責備
發出嘖聲表示不滿
To make a short clicking sound with the tongue against the roof of the mouth as a way of showing disapproval, annoyance, or impatience, especially in British English.
The librarian tutted loudly when she saw the coffee cup on the open book.
圖書館員看到敞開的書本上有咖啡杯時，大聲地嘖了一聲。
tut + adverb of manner expressing reaction
Wei tutted under his breath as the bus drove past the stop without slowing down.
Wei 看到公車沒停就直接開過去時，低聲嘖了一下。
My father tutted and folded the newspaper at yet another piece of bad news.
我父親嘖了一聲，把報紙折起來——又一則壞消息。
Dewi tutted at her phone screen when the app crashed for the third time.
Dewi 看著手機螢幕嘖了一聲，因為應用程式第三次當掉了。
文法句型
tut + at/about [something]
tut + adverb (quietly/loudly)
用法筆記
The past tense and past participle are 'tutted', and the present participle is 'tutting'. This verb appears almost exclusively in British English narrative writing; American English prefers 'tsk' or just describes the sound.
常見錯誤
tut — 名詞
1. A short tongue-clicking sound produced to show that you think something is bad,
嘖聲
表示不悅的嘖聲
A short tongue-clicking sound produced to show that you think something is bad, wrong, or disappointing.
A loud tut from the judge made the contestant stop mid-sentence.
評審發出一聲響亮的嘖，讓參賽者話講到一半就停了下來。
a tut + from + person in authority
Rachel ignored her mother's tut and carried on with her story.
Rachel 不理會母親的嘖聲，繼續講她的故事。
There were tuts of disapproval from the audience when the speaker arrived late.
講者遲到時，觀眾席傳來陣陣不滿的嘖聲。
A sharp tut from the librarian made the teenagers lower their voices.
圖書館員發出一聲尖銳的嘖，那群青少年便降低了音量。
文法句型
a tut
tuts of [disapproval/annoyance]
用法筆記
The noun form is less common than the exclamation or verb. It typically appears in narrative descriptions of group reactions — often in news reports or fiction describing audience or crowd behaviour.