y'all

n. 相当于“You all“, 美国南部使用, 意思是“大家”

发音

UK /jɔːl/
其它 /jɑl/
US /jɔl/

词形变化

y'alled y'alling y'alls 三单 y'alls y'alling 现在分词 y'alled 过去式 y'alled 过去分词 y'all's 所有格 y'all's y'allselves nominative 复数 objective 复数 possessive determiner y'all's 复数 possessive pronoun y'all's 复数 reflexive y'allselves 复数

别名

ya’ll yall yo'll yoll you-all ya'll y'awl yaw'll

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To use the pronoun "y'all" (to).

    及物/不及物 非正式
pron.
  1. 1.

    You (plural).

    新加坡 非正式 非裔美国英语
  2. 2.

    Everyone; everybody.

    非裔美国英语

    Hey y'all!

  3. 3.

    You (singular).

    罕用

    I made this for both y'all and your wife to enjoy.

det.
  1. 1.

    The group spoken or written to.

    Have y'all ladies finished eating?

  2. 2.

    Your pl; y'all's

    I need y'all help for a minute.

相关短语

词源

Contraction of you all, and/or from Scots ye aw. Attested since at least 1631. Compare Dutch jullie (originally jij lui (literally “you people”)) for a similar development of a new plural pronoun out of Proto-Germanic *jīz that originally was already plural.

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