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单词 ay
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ay1  (ā),USA pronunciation adv. [Archaic.]
  1. ever;
    always.
Also, aye. 
  • Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ei, cognate with Old English ā ever
  • Middle English ei, ai 1150–1200

ay2  (ā),USA pronunciation interj. [Archaic.]
  1. (used to express regret or sorrow.)
  • Middle English 1300–50

ay3  (ī),USA pronunciation adv., n. 
  1. aye1.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ay // adv
  1. archaic poetic ever; always
Etymology: 12th Century ai, from Old Norse ei; related to Old English ā always, Latin aevum an age, Greek aiōn
ay // sentence substitute , n
  1. a variant spelling of aye
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
aye1 or ay /aɪ/USA pronunciation   adv., interj. 
  1. yes:Aye, sir.

n. [countable]
  1. an affirmative vote or voter:"Sixteen ayes, 5 no's: the ayes have it.''

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
aye1  (ī),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. yes.

n. 
  1. an affirmative vote or voter, esp. in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
Also, ay. 
  • earlier spelling, spelled I, of uncertain origin, originally 1570–80

aye2  (ā),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. ay1.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aye, ay // sentence substitute
  1. yes: archaic or dialectal except in voting by voice
n
  1. a person who votes in the affirmative
  2. an affirmative vote

Compare nayEtymology: 16th Century: probably from pronoun I, expressing assent
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