exclamation of surprise, etc., c. 1300; as an exclamation calling attention or demanding silence, late 14c. Used after the name of a place to which attention is called (as in Westward-Ho) it dates from 1590s, originally a cry of boatmen, etc., announcing departures for a particular destination. Ho-ho-ho expressing laughter is recorded from mid-12c.
ho (n.)
by 1993, American English slang, representing a ghetto pronunciation of whore.
权威例句
1. Shops in Ho Chi Minh City are stacked with goods.
胡志明市的商店里堆满了商品。
2. My general reaction to this news might be summed up as "ho-hum"
我对这条消息的总体反应可以用“哼儿哈儿”来概括。
3. Senate Republicans are less gung-ho about tax cuts.