nay

大学 FREQ #9415

adv. 否, 不, 不仅如此 n. 拒绝, 反对, 投反对票

发音

US /neɪ/

词形变化

nays 复数 nays nayed naying nays 三单 naying 现在分词 nayed 过去式 nayed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

拒绝；反对；投反对票的人

副词

不；甚至；不仅如此

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A vote against.

    I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.

  2. 2.

    A person who voted against.

    The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.

  3. 3.

    A denial; a refusal.

    古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To refuse.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Nary; not any

    废旧

    'Tis easy to do this experiment, though nay substance will do: we shall need a special one.

    Nay man could have come out of such a situation unscathed.

adv.
  1. 1.

    No.

    古体 方言
  2. 2.

    Introducing a statement, without direct negation.

    古体 方言
  3. 3.

    Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).

    古体

    His face was dirty, nay, filthy.

interj.
  1. 1.

    No.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

yea

上位词 1

negative

相关短语

Nay Pyi Taw Nay Pyi Daw those who will not when they may, when they will they shall have nay Tse Keh Nay

词源

From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“ever”), itself from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”). More at no. The verb is from Middle English nayen (“to refuse, deny, gainsay”), from the interjection and adverb above.

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