| 单词 | yea-nay |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyea-nay yea-nay adj. (also yea/nay) (a) characterized by both ‘yea’ and ’nay’; (hence) characterized by a lack of firm answers or decisions; equivocal (now rare); (b) answerable by or definable in terms of a simple affirmation or negation; cf. yes-no adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] twiredec888 orrathc1175 twofoldc1175 twifoldc1200 waveringc1315 uncertain1382 suspensec1440 mammeringa1450 flowing?1504 floghtering1521 vacillant1521 in a mammering1532 double-minded1552 unstaid1561 unresolute1570 unresolved?1571 staggeringa1577 frittle1579 irresolute1579 cheverel1583 off and on1583 halting1585 unsettleda1593 unresolving1599 demurring1607 waving1611 suspensive1614 hoveringa1616 startling1619 irresolved1621 hesitating1622 indetermined1628 variousa1643 branling1645 hesitant1647 non-sincere1656 hesitatious1657 humdrum1660 shuttlecock1660 yea-and-nay1672 swaying1688 interpendent1708 undetermined1718 Squadronec1720 hesitatorya1734 volanta1734 shilly-shally1734 dilly-dally1749 niffy-naffy1765 wiggle-waggle1778 undecided1779 undecisive1780 indecisive1787 conflicted1789 hesitative1795 undeciding1802 vacillating1814 yea-nay1827 demurrant1836 willy-nilly1839 shilly-shallying1842 oscillative1852 Hamletish1854 vacillatory1854 dilly-dallying1879 thistledown1897 weak-principled1913 not-quite1920 off-again on-again1923 dithery1931 havering1975 1827 S. T. Mitchell Spirit Old Dominion 176 He was a yea nay, good for nothing sort of a creature, and as he had no claims upon our lands, my father treated him with hospitality and kindness. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. viii. ii. 279 It was indeed no time for compliment—for hesitant, yea-nay utterance upon the question. 1883 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 19 Dec. 2/5 He called for a yea-nay vote on the adoption of the clause. 1964 Sunday News Tribune (Fort Pierce, Florida) 23 Aug. 15/1 (headline) Football prospect at FSU a yea-nay sort of thing. 2002 Film Comment Mar. 61/1 Star salaries, most production budget items, and most importantly, the amount of marketing bucks—all of these are..within someone's yea/nay decision-making power. < as lemmas |
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