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单词 oyez
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oyez

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o·yez

O0209600 (ō′yĕs′, ō′yĕz′, ō′yā′) also o·yes (ō′yĕs′)interj. Said loudly three times in succession to call a court to order when the session begins.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman French, hear ye, imperative pl. of oyer, to hear, from Latin audīre; see au- in Indo-European roots.]

oyez

(əʊˈjɛs; -ˈjɛz) or

oyes

interja cry, usually uttered three times, by a public crier or court official for silence and attention before making a proclamationnsuch a cry[C15: via Anglo-Norman from Old French oiez! hear!]

o•yez

or o•yes

(ˈoʊ yɛs, ˈoʊ yɛz)

interj. 1. hear! attend! (uttered by court officers, and formerly by public criers, to command silence before a proclamation). n. 2. a cry of “oyez.” [1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French, pl. imperative of oyer to hear, Old French oïr < Latin audīre]

oyez

- Meaning a call for silence and attention, it descends from Anglo-Norman oyez/oiez, "to hear" or "hear ye."See also related terms for silence.
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oyez

enUK

Oyez

[French, Hear ye.] A word used in some courts by the public crier to indicate that a proclamation is about to be made and to command attention to it.

oyez

‘hear ye’. Listen up. Here comes the judge.

OYEZ, practice. Hear; do you hear. In order to attract attention immediately before he makes proclamation, the cryer of the court cries Oyez, Oyez, which is generally corruptly pronounced O yes.

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