Goodness Gracious (Goodness Gracious Me) : 아이구 세상에!, 깜짝이야, 맙소사, 웬걸!, 아 깜짝아
For goodness' sake : 제발, 아무쪼록, 부디
Goodness Knows (Gooodness Gracious Knows) : 누가 알겠니, 누군들 알겠니, (자신의 말이 사실임을 나타낼때)~임을 하나님은 아신다
1)
We can say this in lots of different ways
this is an interjection and exclamation of surprise or exasperation
it means wow
but you can use this when you've been frightened by something
and you can use this when you are angry about something
you can use this when you are surprised by something
you can use this when you are upset by something
you can use this when you have been alarmed by soemthing
this phrase is very British and it's probably a little bit old-fashioned but i think you could definietely use it
it used to express almost any strong emotion, particularly surprise
this is something it's to show surprise
Actually, goodness is the quality of being morally right and admirable, and gracious as well to be or to take things in a kind and gentle way with grace
it is mild surprise, mild shock, it's not something that's absolutely terrible but it's fairly shocking
2)
goodnenss me look at the time we are late
my goodenss I have forgotten my money
goodness gracious look at the state of this to room, you ought have tidied it up
my goodness how you've grown
oh my goodness gracious
even for goodness' sake you need too change the way you are doing this
goodness gracious look at the traffic
oh my goodness
gracious you were nearly hit by that car
goodness me that car nearly hit you
there are loads of different ways of use it
goodness graciuos look at the time
oh goodness gracious it's rainning again and we can't go out
goodness gracious me what a terrible thought
goodness gracious you can't go out dressed like that it's pouring with rain
surprise or annoyance or something like that
there was a song goodness gracious me which was from the 1960
3)
you can also use oh goodness knows, goodness gracious knows I have no idea
but again it's used as an interjection
Formality : 3.5 use it informally and in spoken English
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