实际上,在17世纪早期,Nope最早的含义是红腹灰雀(bullfinch)的别名。但到19世纪末期时,nope被用来表达no的意思(不),相似地,大约在同一时间,yep开始被用于表达yes(是)的含义。
7. nay 不;拒绝
This form of no is particularly characteristic of Northern English. In origin it is a borrowing from early Scandinavian (cf. Icelandic nei). You could once also nick with nay –that is, ‘answer in the negative’.
Nay的使用是英国北部语言的特征。早期起源于北欧冰岛的nei。你可以用nay来表达否定的含义。
8. no way 决不;一点儿也不
Though decried as slang by some, no way (for ‘no’) has a long history, dating back at least as far as the 18th century.
有人认为这个表达只是俚语表达,但no way有很长的发展历史,可以追溯到18世纪以前。
9. no way, José 拒绝;决不
It’s not entirely clear why José is added to this expression, other than the obvious novelty of the rhyme. Its history (unsurprisingly) is far shorter, with the current earliest known use dating only to 1979.
no way后面添加José的原因还并不清楚,但发音更加舒适。这个用法出现的时间较短,最早的使用是在1979年。
10. negative 否定,拒绝
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