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yea

/jeɪ/ やや難 頻度 10435位

意味

  1. はい,さよう,しかり
  2. 全く,実に,げに
  3. 賛成,肯定,賛成の返事,賛成投票[者]

語源

英語の原文(Wiktionary)

From Middle English ye, ȝea, ya, ȝa, from Old English ġēa, iā (“yea, yes”), from Proto-West Germanic *jā. The modern pronunciation shows an irregular development of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language, probably from association with the antonym nay.

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