释义 |
oyezn.int.v.Brit. /əʊˈjɛs/, /əʊˈjeɪ/, /əʊˈjɛz/, U.S. /oʊˈjeɪ/, /oʊˈjɛz/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French oiez, oir. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French oiez, oyez hear ye!, second person imperative plural of oir (see oyer and terminer n.).The (predominant) β. forms apparently indicate /s/ as the value of the final consonant at the time of borrowing, leading to frequent reinterpretation of the word as showing yes adv. It is uncertain whether the α. forms show an inferred singular or arise either from the Anglo-Norman and Middle French imperative singular or from pronunciations of oiez , oyez in Anglo-Norman or Middle French with loss of the final consonant. Most 18th-cent. dictionaries, including Sheridan (1780) and Walker (1791), record stress on the second syllable. In 19th-cent. dictionaries stress varies between the first and second syllables. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (ōuˌye·s) /əʊˈjɛs/. Pronunciations with final /-z/ are recorded in a number of 19th-cent. sources from Knowles (1835) onwards; pronunciations in which the final consonant is silent are recorded by late 20th-cent. sources from Webster (1961) onwards. In sense A. b apparently influenced by post-classical Latin huesium (see utas n.2). †A. n. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [noun] > call > specific call c1440 (c1385) G. Chaucer (Cambr. Ii.3.26) (1940) 2533 Oye [c1405 Hengwrt An heraud on a Scaffold made an oo]. a1450 (1885) 285 (MED) I am here at youre hande to halow a hoy. 1480 W. Caxton (Rolls) VIII. 530 Thenne this Iac Strawe lete make an oye in the felde that all his peple shold come nere and here his crye and wyll. a1500 (a1450) (BL Add.) (1912) 3826 (MED) Thanne made they herodes stonde on hye To make an Oye and a crye..Eche man schulde onarme hym. 1548 f. iiij And there with all, commaunded his Heraulde to make an Oyes. 1590 R. Harvey 13 Crier, make an' o yes, for Martin to come into the Court. 1602 W. Watson 131 Going with oyesses vp and downe the streets. 1618 M. Dalton 46 He may cause three Oyes for silence, to be made. 1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio ii. 196 Having first commanded Cletor the pretorian cryer with three O's ace to command silence. 1689 (1790) 183 That he cause read the said summonds publickly at the mercat-cross..after three severall oyesses. 1752 J. Louthian (ed. 2) 88 After the crying of three several Oyesses. 1873 H. Spencer v. 110 The oyez shouted in a law court to secure attention. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [noun] > outcry or clamour 1597 J. Skene Huesium, hoyesium..ane hoyes, or crie vsed in proclamations. 1609 J. Skene tr. 4 Quhen ane man is slane,..or is found dead in any place; in this case, the finder sall raise the hoyes, as said is. B. int.the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [interjection] > specific call or hail a1450 (1885) 300 (MED) Say may þou not here me? oy! man, arte þou woode? a1450 (1885) 303 Do crie we all on hym at onys,‘Oȝes! Oȝes! Oȝes!’ ?a1475 (1922) 86 (MED) Oy! al maner men takyth to me tent. a1500 (a1460) (1897–1973) 21 (MED) Bot thou must be my good boy, and cry ‘oyes, oyes, oy!’ 1567 sig. Cii O yes, O yes, I will make a proclamation. 1584 J. Lyly iii. ii. sig. C3 O ys, o ys, o ys, All manner of men, women, or children. 1654 E. Johnson i. 2 Oh yes! oh yes! oh yes! All you the people of Christ that are here Oppressed. 1682 N. O. tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux iv. 212 With Stentors Voice he make loud Proclamation O yez! I' th' Chapter House, A rare Collation Stands ready dress't. 1790 J. Hurdis 63 Oyez, my good people draw near. 1822 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Wasps in tr. Aristophanes II. 257 Oyes! oyes! in virtue of my office—Waits any member of the court without? 1882 Dec. 164/2 Oyez! oyez! oyez! All persons having business before the Honorable Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to draw near and give their attention. 1912 28 May 5/3 Mr. Hyndman vigorously wielded a bell as big as that of a town crier and shouted, ‘Oyez! Oyez!’. 1984 (Nexis) 20 Feb. a17/2 Mr. Fox blared: ‘Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! I bring you greetings on behalf of His Worship, John Broderick, Councilor Mayor of Lyme Regis!’ †C. v.the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > make known 1599 T. Nashe 3 When the high flight of his lines in common brute was ooyessed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.int.v.c1440 |