请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 oyez
释义

oyez

/əʊˈjɛs / /əʊˈjɛz/ /əʊˈjeɪ/
(also oyes)
exclamation
A call given, typically three times, by a public crier or a court officer to command silence and attention before an announcement.‘All the kids were sitting in the hall when the town crier came in shouting ‘oyez, oyez, oyez’ and ringing his bell....
  • A new town crier, thought to be the youngest in the country, enjoyed shouting out her first ‘Oyez, oyez’ this weekend.
  • Oyez, oyez - may all good citizens of the town of Pocklington, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, draw nigh.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French oiez!, oyez! 'hear!', imperative plural of oir, from Latin audire 'hear'.

  • This call asking for people's attention made by a public crier or by a court officer is from Old French oiez!, oiez! ‘hear!’.

Rhymes

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/9 18:46:32