| 释义 |
yes /yes/ adverb- A word of affirmation, agreement or consent
- A word used to indicate that the speaker is present, or (often said interrogatively) to signal someone to act or to speak
- A word used to express vehement satisfaction, joy, etc
- In fact, indeed, or on the contrary (formerly used esp in answer to a negative question or to express disagreement with a previous negative statement, in contradistinction to yea which was used for simple agreement or affirmation until it became obsolete in the early 17c, its functions then being taken over by yes)
noun (pl yessˈes, yesˈes or yes's)- A vote or answer of yes
- A person who votes or answers yes
ORIGIN: OE gēse or gīse, from gēa or gē yea, and sī let it be yes-butˈ noun (informal) A qualified consent or agreement yesˈ-man noun (informal) - Someone who agrees with everything that is suggested
- An obedient follower with no initiative
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