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单词 nay
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nay /neɪ/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. (used to contrast, correct, and emphasize a statement following another) and not only so but;
    only that but also;
    indeed:She has many good, nay, noble qualities.

n. [countable]
  1. a denial or refusal.
  2. a negative vote or voter:The vote is ten nays, one aye.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nay  (nā),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. and not only so but;
    not only that but also;
    indeed:many good, nay, noble qualities.
  2. [Archaic.]no (used in dissent, denial, or refusal).

n. 
  1. a denial or refusal.
  2. a negative vote or voter.
  • Old Norse nei no, contraction of ne not + ei ever; see na, ay1
  • Middle English nai, nei 1125–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nay /neɪ/ sentence substitute
  1. chiefly archaic or dialect
    an archaic or dialect (except in voting by voice) word for no1
 n
  1. a person who votes in the negative
 adv
  1. (sentence modifier) archaic
    an emphatic form of no1
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old Norse nei, from ne not + ei ever, ay1
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