| 释义 |
yea
I. \ˈyā\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English ye, ya, from Old English gēa, gē; akin to Old High German & Old Norse jā yes, Gothic ja, jai
1. : yes — formerly used in answer to a question not involving a negative but now superseded by yes except in oral voting
2. : more than this : not only so but — used to mark addition or substitution of a more explicit or emphatic phrase and thus interchangeable with nay
< I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice — Phil 1:18 (Authorized Version) >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English ye, ya, from ye, ya, adverb
1.
a. : affirmation, assent
< his yea meant more than the oath of most men >
b. — used interjectionally (as in a college cheer) to express encouragement or gratification
< yea, team >
2.
a. : an affirmative vote
b. : a person casting a yea vote
< stood regularly with the yeas in promoting the welfare state > |