英语词汇“by yea and nay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

† by yea and nay: on one's word, by one's affirmation; frequently used in place of an oath as an asseveration. Obsolete.The use of this formula in place of an oath is based on an interpretation of Matthew 5:34: ‘Swear not at all... But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.’ (King James Version).

?1543 M. Coverdale Christen Exhortacion f. 13 It is both folysh and damnable, whan a man can not be beleued by yea and naye, withoute an othe, because he wolde be beleued to sweare.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 54 Longa. You swore to that Berowne, and to the rest. Bero. By yea and nay sir, than I swore in iest.

?1661 Merry Drollery: 1st Pt. f. 2^v He swore by yea and nay He would have no denial.

1682 A. Behn False Count Prol. sig. A2^v By Yea and Nay, shee'll throw her self on you.

1731 C. Coffey & J. Mottley Devil to Pay i. i. 4 You surly Jade, by Yea and Nay, If here you any longer stay,..I'll strap you well.

1796 J. C. Cross Parnassian Bagatelles 144 'Tis truth now, by yea and by nay!

1827 W. M. Praed in La Belle Assemblée Nov. 198/1 But, still the lady shook her head, And swore, by yea and nay, My whole was all that he had said, And all that he could say.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) at Yea ‘By fair yea and nay,’ by a solemn affirmation.

1918 Sat. Rev. 9 Mar. 203/1 By Yea and Nay it is a passive resister if ever there were one.

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释义	> as lemmas by yea and nay † by yea and nay: on one's word, by one's affirmation; frequently used in place of an oath as an asseveration. Obsolete.The use of this formula in place of an oath is based on an interpretation of Matthew 5:34: ‘Swear not at all... But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.’ (King James Version). Π ?1543 M. Coverdale Christen Exhortacion f. 13 It is both folysh and damnable, whan a man can not be beleued by yea and naye, withoute an othe, because he wolde be beleued to sweare. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 54 Longa. You swore to that Berowne, and to the rest. Bero. By yea and nay sir, than I swore in iest. View more context for this quotation ?1661 Merry Drollery: 1st Pt. f. 2^v He swore by yea and nay He would have no denial. 1682 A. Behn False Count Prol. sig. A2^v By Yea and Nay, shee'll throw her self on you. 1731 C. Coffey & J. Mottley Devil to Pay i. i. 4 You surly Jade, by Yea and Nay, If here you any longer stay,..I'll strap you well. 1796 J. C. Cross Parnassian Bagatelles 144 'Tis truth now, by yea and by nay! 1827 W. M. Praed in La Belle Assemblée Nov. 198/1 But, still the lady shook her head, And swore, by yea and nay, My whole was all that he had said, And all that he could say. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) at Yea ‘By fair yea and nay,’ by a solemn affirmation. 1918 Sat. Rev. 9 Mar. 203/1 By Yea and Nay it is a passive resister if ever there were one. extracted from yea-and-nayn.adj. < as lemmas
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