“For the love of Gielgud, go and stop him.”
看在吉爾古德的份上,快去攔住他。
把 For the love of God 換成演員吉爾古德的名字,一句詛咒變成戲劇圈玩笑,急脾氣全出來了。
For the love of X, do something.
熟人之間被人急到不行時用,帶玩笑的催促;正式場合和長輩面前別用。
For heaven's sake, go and stop him. / For crying out loud, just stop him.
口語
For the love of 連讀,重音在 Gielgud。
For the love of Mike, answer the phone before it rings out. 看在老天份上,鈴響完之前趕緊接電話。
