英语词汇“aye”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word History

Etymology

Adverb (1)

of uncertain origin

Note: Perhaps a univerbation in Middle English of the interjection ah ah entry 1 and the affirmative ye yea entry 1 with shift of stress; however, Middle English evidence for such a phrase is lacking.

Noun

noun derivative of aye entry 1

Adverb (2)

Middle English ay, borrowed from Old Norse ei, ey, æ "ever, forever," going back to Germanic *aiwim or *aiwom (whence also Old English ā "always, ever, eternally," Old Saxon io, eo "ever, at any time, always," Old High German io, eo "on every occasion, always," Gothic ni … aiw "never"), accusative forms, used adverbially, of *aiwis or *aiwos "time, eternity" (whence Old Frisian ēwe "eternity," Old Saxon and Old High German ēwa, Middle Dutch ēwe, ee "age, eternity"), going back to Indo-European *h₂ei̯-u̯o- "eternity, age," whence also Latin aevus, aevum "time as the medium in which events occur, age, lifetime"; also, from a stem h₂ei̯-u̯-on-, Greek aiṓn "lifetime, long period of time, age"; and from a u-stem with ablaut and shifting stress *h₂ói̯-u-, *h₂i̯-éu̯-s, Sanskrit ā́yuḥ "vital force," Avestan āiiu (nominative), yaoš (genitive) "lifetime"

Note: In Middle English the outcome of the Old Norse word has fallen together with the outcome of Old English -æg (as in dæg "day"). Old English ā continued into Middle English as o, oo, and the two words may occur combined as "(for) ay and oo," meaning "forever." For incorporation of ā into compounds in Old English see aught entry 1, no entry 1, naught entry 1, each entry 1. Overlapping in formation with this Germanic etymon is a homonymous root evident in Old English ǣ "law, marriage," Old Frisian ē, ēwe, iōwe "law," Old Saxon ēo, ēu, Old High German ēwa, ēwī "law, command, covenant" (see echt). The two roots have been taken by some as identical, with the sense "law" a concretization of the sense "what lasts, what always exists."

First Known Use

Adverb (1)

1576, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1589, in the meaning defined above

Adverb (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	aye
释义	aye 1 of 3 adverb (1) ˈī variants or less commonly ay : yes aye, aye, sir aye 2 of 3 noun ˈī variants or less commonly ay plural ayes : an affirmative vote or voter the ayes have it aye 3 of 3 adverb (2) ˈā variants or less commonly ay : always, continually, ever love that will aye endure W. S. Gilbert Synonyms Adverb (1) always consistently constantly continually ever forever incessantly invariably night and day perpetually unfailingly Adverb (2) all right alright exactly OK okay okeydoke okeydokey yea yeah yep yes yo See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Adverb (1) of uncertain origin Note: Perhaps a univerbation in Middle English of the interjection ah ah entry 1 and the affirmative ye yea entry 1 with shift of stress; however, Middle English evidence for such a phrase is lacking. Noun noun derivative of aye entry 1 Adverb (2) Middle English ay, borrowed from Old Norse ei, ey, æ "ever, forever," going back to Germanic aiwim or aiwom (whence also Old English ā "always, ever, eternally," Old Saxon io, eo "ever, at any time, always," Old High German io, eo "on every occasion, always," Gothic ni … aiw "never"), accusative forms, used adverbially, of aiwis or aiwos "time, eternity" (whence Old Frisian ēwe "eternity," Old Saxon and Old High German ēwa, Middle Dutch ēwe, ee "age, eternity"), going back to Indo-European h₂ei̯-u̯o- "eternity, age," whence also Latin aevus, aevum* "time as the medium in which events occur, age, lifetime"; also, from a stem h₂ei̯-u̯-on-, Greek aiṓn "lifetime, long period of time, age"; and from a u-stem with ablaut and shifting stress h₂ói̯-u-, h₂i̯-éu̯-s, Sanskrit ā́yuḥ "vital force," Avestan āiiu (nominative), yaoš (genitive) "lifetime" Note: In Middle English the outcome of the Old Norse word has fallen together with the outcome of Old English -æg (as in dæg "day"). Old English ā continued into Middle English as o, oo, and the two words may occur combined as "(for) ay and oo," meaning "forever." For incorporation of ā into compounds in Old English see aught entry 1, no entry 1, naught entry 1, each entry 1. Overlapping in formation with this Germanic etymon is a homonymous root evident in Old English ǣ "law, marriage," Old Frisian ē, ēwe, iōwe "law," Old Saxon ēo, ēu, Old High German ēwa, ēwī "law, command, covenant" (see echt). The two roots have been taken by some as identical, with the sense "law" a concretization of the sense "what lasts, what always exists." First Known Use Adverb (1) 1576, in the meaning defined above Noun 1589, in the meaning defined above Adverb (2) 13th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing aye aye-aye aye-aye Kids Definition aye 1 of 2 adverb ˈī : yes entry 1 sense 1 Aye, aye, sir. aye 2 of 2 noun ˈī : a yes vote or voter The ayes outnumber the nays. aye 1 of 3 adverb (1) variants also ay 1 as in always on every relevant occasion I aye thought that she was the loveliest woman I ever laid eyes on Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance always forever at every turn invariably incessantly night and day oft ever constantly unfailingly continually perpetually often consistently ofttimes frequently commonly repeatedly everlastingly eternally ordinarily unremittingly habitually usually oftentimes generally normally uninterruptedly inevitably recurrently regularly steadily dependably routinely typically continuously Antonyms & Near Antonyms never sometimes occasionally seldom ne'er rarely infrequently intermittently unusually periodically sporadically variously See More 2 as in forever for all time a friendship that will aye endure Synonyms & Similar Words forever always evermore forevermore for good ever everlastingly eternally for keeps e'er permanently for good and all long perpetually indelibly enduringly perennially Antonyms & Near Antonyms never nevermore once ne'er aye 2 of 3 adverb (2) variants also ay as in yeah used to express agreement aye, you're right about that Synonyms & Similar Words yeah yes alright okay yea yep OK yo all right okeydokey okeydoke indeed assuredly certainly absolutely exactly positively unquestionably undoubtedly indisputably Antonyms & Near Antonyms nay no scarcely no way aye 3 of 3 noun variants also ay as in yea Synonyms & Similar Words yea nay vote no ballot non placet referendum blackball secret ballot absentee ballot short ballot Australian ballot write-in ticket
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aye

adverb (1)

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Kids Definition

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adverb (2)

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