英语词汇“ayes”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	ayes
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. ayes noun plural of aye as in yeas Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance yeas nays noes votes ballots non placets nos referenda blackballs referendums absentee ballots secret ballots short ballots tickets write-ins Australian ballots
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aye

adverb (1)

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adverb (2)

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Kids Definition

adverb

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