nay

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
发音 nā

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A vote against.
    — I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.
  2. A person who voted against.
    — The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.
  3. A denial; a refusal. archaic
    — And my povert' no wight nor can nor may Make comparison, it is no nay.
动词 v.
  1. To refuse. obsolete
    — the cardinall then being bishop of Winchester, tooke vpon him the state of cardinall, which was naied and denaied him, by the king of most noble memorie
形容词 adj.
  1. Nary; not any not-comparable,obsolete
    — 'Tis easy to do this experiment, though nay substance will do: we shall need a special one.
副词 adv.
  1. No. archaic,dialectal,not-comparable
    — Duke Magnus, Duke Magnus, plight thee to me, I pray you still so freely; Say me not nay, but yes, yes!
  2. Introducing a statement, without direct negation. archaic,dialectal,not-comparable
    — Nay, what are you smiling at so damnably?
  3. Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). archaic,not-comparable
    — His face was dirty, nay, filthy.
感叹词 intj.
  1. No. archaic

词形变化

nays plural nays present,singular,third-person naying participle,present nayed participle,past nayed past

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
词源 3
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.
词源 4
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.
词源 5
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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