nay /neɪ/

• 1. 

  CONVENTION Nay is sometimes used to mean "no" when talking about people voting against something or refusing to give consent for something. 否决; 反对

  例：

  The board wants input from members before they all vote yea or nay.

  在成员全部投赞成票或否决票之前，董事会希望听到他们的意见。

• 2. 

  ADV 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. 不 [正式] [ADV with cl/group]

  例：

  Long essays, nay, whole books have been written on this.

  许多长篇文章，不，应该是许多整本的书都是关于这件事的。

• 3. 

  CONVENTION Nay is an old-fashioned, literary, or dialect word for "no." no的过时用法、文学用语或方言用法 [套语]