nay
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Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
(archaic, dialectal, not comparable)(archaic or regional, otherwise humorous) No.
- 2.
(archaic, dialectal, not comparable)(archaic or regional) Introducing a statement, without direct negation.
- 3.
(archaic, not comparable)(archaic, otherwise humorous) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).
His face was dirty, nay, filthy.
interjection
interjection- 1.
(archaic)No.
Danh từ
noun- 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.
(archaic)A denial; a refusal.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(obsolete)To refuse.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable, obsolete)Nary; not any
'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.
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Nguồn gốc từ
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.