nay

英 [neɪ] 美 [neɪ]

• adv. <古>否；不
• n. 拒绝；反对；投反对票
• conj. 不但如此；而且

英英释义

Noun:

1. a negative;

   "the nays have it"
   

Adverb:

1. not this merely but also; not only so but;

   "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. It is difficult, nay, impossible.
   那是困难的，不，简直是不可能的。

用作名词 (n.)

1. I'm sure you'll not say me nay.
   我相信你不会拒绝我的。
2. There were 4 981 076 yeas and one nay.
   计有4 981 076票赞成，一票反对。
3. All but four Democrats voted nay.
   除了四名民主党党员外，全部投票否决

用作连词 (conj.)

1. We are willing, nay, eager to go.
   我们不但愿意，而且很想去。
2. There are many good, nay noble qualities.
   不但有许多美好的，而且还有高尚的品质。

经典引文

• Nay, come again, good Kate, I am a gentleman.

  出自：Taming of Shrew , Shakespeare

• My worst fearssnay, what had seemed to me mere crazy imaginingsshad been realised.

  出自： J. Buchan

• It's a blameless, nay meritorious, occupation.

  出自： J. Carey

词汇搭配

• say sb. nay 拒绝某人
• ayes and nays 赞成票与反对票...
• yea and nay 犹豫不决
• Let your yea be yea and your nay by nay. 赞成就说赞成,不赞成...
• by yea and nay 凭良心说,一点不假,...
• will not take nay 不容拒绝, 不容否定...

近反义词

【近义词】

• no 不
• or rather 确切地说, 说得更准确些...
• and also 而且
• indeed 真正地
• even 平坦的
• truly 真实地
• verily 肯定地

【反义词】

• yea 是