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ADV
(用于对已叙述内容作更确切或强调的补充)不
You use nay in front of a stronger word or phrase which you feel is more correct than the one you have just used and helps to emphasize the point you are making.
例句
He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable, nay, unique performance...
他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
Long essays, nay, whole books have been written on this.
许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
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CONVENTION
否决;反对
Nay is sometimes used to mean 'no' when talking about people voting against something or refusing to give consent for something.
例句
The House of Commons can merely say yea or nay to the executive judgment.
下院只能对行政决议表示赞同或反对。
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CONVENTION
(no 的过时用法、文学用语或方言用法)
Nay is an old-fashioned, literary, or dialect word for 'no'.