ayuhadv.

Brit.

/ˈeɪjə/, U.S.

/ˈeɪˌjə/,

/ˈaɪˌ(j)ə/

Forms: 1800s ea, 1900s– aiah, 1900s– ay-a, 1900s– ay-ah, 1900s– ay-yuh, 1900s– a-yeh, 1900s– ayeh, 1900s– ayuh, 1900s– eyah.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps (ii) formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aye adv., yea adv.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps either (i) an extended form of aye adv. (compare the reduplicated uses discussed at that entry, including aye, aye at aye adv. 1c), or (ii) < aye adv. + yea adv.; however, neither of these explanations accounts for the variation shown by the pronunciation of the initial element.

U.S. regional (chiefly New England, esp. Maine).

Yes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent

yesOE

yeaOE

soa1400

toa1525

very well1529

yus1775

yerse1862

yeah1863

yeh1868

orright1874

yep1883

yup1887

ayuh1894

yairs1896

yayus1900

yip1906

too right1919

quite1924

1894 E. Babbitt in Dial. Notes 1 341 Ea: the word yes..is used, but much oftener is heard [ɛɑ, ɛə, eə].

1944 S. H. Adams Canal Town ii. 22 ‘Plenty of night-mist rising?’ ‘Ay-ah. All through the valley.’

1972 M. L'Engle Circle of Quiet ii. 85 ‘Has Howard gone?’ ‘Ayeh.’

1993 S. King Dolores Claiborne 27 Ayuh, I guess I did hear that, but you know how people on the island talk.

2005 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 20 Mar. g4 Ayuh, I'm a Yankee and boy do I have a room that needs a makeover!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ayuh
释义	ayuhadv. Brit. /ˈeɪjə/, U.S. /ˈeɪˌjə/, /ˈaɪˌ(j)ə/ Forms: 1800s ea, 1900s– aiah, 1900s– ay-a, 1900s– ay-ah, 1900s– ay-yuh, 1900s– a-yeh, 1900s– ayeh, 1900s– ayuh, 1900s– eyah. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Perhaps (ii) formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aye adv., yea adv. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps either (i) an extended form of aye adv. (compare the reduplicated uses discussed at that entry, including aye, aye at aye adv. 1c), or (ii) < aye adv. + yea adv.; however, neither of these explanations accounts for the variation shown by the pronunciation of the initial element. U.S. regional (chiefly New England, esp. Maine). Yes. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [adverb] > expression of assent yesOE yeaOE soa1400 toa1525 very well1529 yus1775 yerse1862 yeah1863 yeh1868 orright1874 yep1883 yup1887 ayuh1894 yairs1896 yayus1900 yip1906 too right1919 quite1924 1894 E. Babbitt in Dial. Notes 1 341 Ea: the word yes..is used, but much oftener is heard [ɛɑ, ɛə, eə]. 1944 S. H. Adams Canal Town ii. 22 ‘Plenty of night-mist rising?’ ‘Ay-ah. All through the valley.’ 1972 M. L'Engle Circle of Quiet ii. 85 ‘Has Howard gone?’ ‘Ayeh.’ 1993 S. King Dolores Claiborne 27 Ayuh, I guess I did hear that, but you know how people on the island talk. 2005 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 20 Mar. g4 Ayuh, I'm a Yankee and boy do I have a room that needs a makeover! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1894
随便看	keep one's distance keep one's ear to the ground keep one's ears to the ground keep one's end hold up one's end keep one's end to keep keep one's end up keep one's eye after keep one's eye on keep one's eye on the ball keep one's eye on the prize keep one's eye to the prize jack-planed jack-puddinghood jack-pulley jack-rolling jack-stickler jack-towel jack-up jack-up rig jack-wheel jackadandy jackadandyism jackal jackal buzzard jackal cry