tay

FREQ #30548

n. 泰河（北海的港湾, 位于英国苏格兰中部）；[方]茶（爱尔兰方言, 等于tea）

发音

其它 /teɪ/

词形变化

tays 复数 tays

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Tea.

    方言 废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

THO

上位词 1

tai

相关短语

Tay Tay Tay Valley Firth of Tay Loch Tay

词源

Spelling form indicating original pronunciation of tea. The digraph ea represented /ɛː/ in Early Modern English; it later merged chiefly with ee, but regionally or sporadically with ay (in standard English break, great, steak). Compare the song Polly put the kettle on, where tea rhymes with away.

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