1ADV (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. (用于对已叙述内容作更确切或强调的补充)不 [formal, emphasis]
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.
2CONVENTION 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. 否决;反对
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。
3CONVENTION (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'. (no 的过时用法、文学用语或方言用法) [formulae]