释义 |
yeaad. yes是。 Phrases: yea and nay: yes and no,i.e. equivocally,ambigu-ously是是非非,唯唯诺诺,(意即)暖昧不明地,含糊不清地。 △L.L.L.1.1.54:“By yea and nay,sir,then I sworein jest.”我当时唯唯诺诺,拿发誓当做玩笑。 yea and no: ❶yes and no是与非,然与否。by yea andno (by yea and nay):i.e.a mild Puritan oath (fromMatt.5:34-37:“Swear not at all... But let your com-munication be,yea,yea: nay,nay: for what soever ismore than these cometh of evil.”)凭着是与非,凭着然与否。 △2H.IV.2.2.143(131): “Thine,by yea and no,which is as much as to say,as thou usest him,”你的朋友,究竟是与否,要看你如何对待他。 ❷truth事实,真实情况。 △ Wiv.1.4.98 (93):“the very yea and the no is,”事实是;说实在话。 |