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ADV
(用于對已敘述內容作更確切或強調的補充)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.
例句
He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable, nay, unique performance...
他為兒子出色的，不，應該是獨一無二的表演心懷感激和驕傲。
Long essays, nay, whole books have been written on this.
許多長篇大論的文章，不，應該說是整部整部的書都是關于這件事的。
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CONVENTION
否決;反對
Nay is sometimes used to mean 'no' when talking about people voting against something or refusing to give consent for something.
例句
The House of Commons can merely say yea or nay to the executive judgment.
下院只能對行政決議表示贊同或反對。
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CONVENTION
(no 的過時用法、文學用語或方言用法)
Nay is an old-fashioned, literary, or dialect word for 'no'.