1 ADV (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]
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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。
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Long essays, nay, whole books have been written on this.
许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
SYN indeed, actually, in fact, and even
2 CONVENTION 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
3 CONVENTION (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]
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