mais ouiint.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪ ˈwiː/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪ ˈwi/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mais oui.

Etymology: < French mais oui, lit. ‘but yes’ < mais but (see me adv.) + oui oui int.

Chiefly in representations of the English of a French speaker: yes, of course, indeed, certainly.

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1786 J. Johnstone Disbanded Officer iv. vii. 53 Ah, mon Dieu! I not right; (looking about) Madame, I beg one million of pardon; I—mais oui, dis is son apartement.

1795 J. J. C. Timaeus tr. F. Schiller Cabal & Love iii. ii. 56 Mais oui—any thing—tell me only what I should do.

1865 Catholic World Apr. 24/1 Madame wished to visit the tomb of the sainted Curé?—mais oui. It was the easiest thing in the world.

1881 Times 7 Sept. 5/1 When you ask a Honfleurais whether he is not pleased to see M. Gambetta in his town, he replies, ‘Mais oui, mais oui; but that won't make business any brisker.’

1919 W. S. Maugham Moon & Sixpence (1941) 274 ‘Destroyed?’ I cried. ‘Mais oui; did you not know?’

2000 Guardian 17 Mar. ii. 8/1 A designer emporium that sells nothing but perfume? Mais oui: behind the plain-looking Paris shopfront on the right lies heaven for scentophiles.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mais oui
释义	mais ouiint. Brit. /ˌmeɪ ˈwiː/, U.S. /ˌmeɪ ˈwi/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mais oui. Etymology: < French mais oui, lit. ‘but yes’ < mais but (see me adv.) + oui oui int. Chiefly in representations of the English of a French speaker: yes, of course, indeed, certainly. ΚΠ 1786 J. Johnstone Disbanded Officer iv. vii. 53 Ah, mon Dieu! I not right; (looking about) Madame, I beg one million of pardon; I—mais oui, dis is son apartement. 1795 J. J. C. Timaeus tr. F. Schiller Cabal & Love iii. ii. 56 Mais oui—any thing—tell me only what I should do. 1865 Catholic World Apr. 24/1 Madame wished to visit the tomb of the sainted Curé?—mais oui. It was the easiest thing in the world. 1881 Times 7 Sept. 5/1 When you ask a Honfleurais whether he is not pleased to see M. Gambetta in his town, he replies, ‘Mais oui, mais oui; but that won't make business any brisker.’ 1919 W. S. Maugham Moon & Sixpence (1941) 274 ‘Destroyed?’ I cried. ‘Mais oui; did you not know?’ 2000 Guardian 17 Mar. ii. 8/1 A designer emporium that sells nothing but perfume? Mais oui: behind the plain-looking Paris shopfront on the right lies heaven for scentophiles. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1786
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