ye are [noun/adjective]
古英语或圣经用语中,ye 作第二人称复数主格,现代英语用 you 代替。
Ye are the light of the world.
你们是世上的光。
abbr. 亚萨卡
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
abbr. 亚萨卡;乒乓底板(Yasaka Extra);酵母抽提物(Yeast Extracts)
Alt. of Ye;an old method of printing the article the (AS. /e), the "y" being;used in place of the Anglo-Saxon thorn (/). It is sometimes incorrectly;pronounced ye. See The, and Thorn, n., 4.;n. An eye.;pron. The plural of the pronoun of the second person in the;nominative case.;adv. Yea; yes.
Ye are the light of the world.
你们是世上的光。
abbr. 亚萨卡;乒乓底板(Yasaka Extra);酵母抽提物(Yeast Extracts)
Alt. of Ye;an old method of printing the article the (AS. /e), the "y" being;used in place of the Anglo-Saxon thorn (/). It is sometimes incorrectly;pronounced ye. See The, and Thorn, n., 4.;n. An eye.;pron. The plural of the pronoun of the second person in the;nominative case.;adv. Yea; yes.
Ye are all invited to the harvest festival.
你们全都被邀请参加收获节。
When ye finish your work, ye may rest.
你们完成工作后,就可以休息。
Ye must decide for yourselves what is right.
你们必须自己决定什么是对的。
古英语或圣经用语中,ye 作第二人称复数主格,现代英语用 you 代替。
Ye are the light of the world.
你们是世上的光。
ye who 引导定语从句,ye 指代一群人,语气庄重或文学化。
All ye who pass by, take heed.
所有经过的人,你们要留意。
ye of 后接名词短语,表示具有某种特质的一类人,常见于固定表达。
Ye of little faith, why do you doubt?
你们这小信的人哪,为什么疑惑呢?
ye shall 后接动词原形,表示预言或承诺,常见于经典文本。
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
你们必晓得真理,真理必叫你们得以自由。
Not this
I want to ask ye a question.
Use this
I want to ask you a question.
ye是古英语第二人称复数主格代词,仅用于古旧或宗教语体。现代英语中无论单复数或主宾格,一律用you,因此该句应改用you。
Not this
Ye, I agree with you.
Use this
Yes, I agree with you.
ye不是yes的缩略或变体。它作为独立词是古英语代词,不能用于肯定应答;现代英语的肯定应答词是yes(非正式场合也可用yeah)。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
你们这些缺乏信心的人
Ye of little faith, why did you doubt?
你们这些缺乏信心的人,为什么怀疑呢?
你们这些……的人
Blessed are ye who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
饥渴慕义的人有福了。
大家听好;诸位请注意
Hear ye, hear ye! The king has arrived.
大家听好,大家听好!国王驾到。
你们是
Ye are the light of the world.
你们是世上的光。
你们这些缺乏信心的人(源自《圣经》的诙谐说法)
Oh ye of little faith, the cake will rise.
哦,你们这些缺乏信心的人,蛋糕会膨胀起来的。
天哪;老天爷(表示惊讶或不满)
Ye gods, that was expensive!
天哪,那也太贵了!
各位听好了;特此宣告(旧时公开宣读公告的用语)
Hear ye, hear ye! The king has arrived.
大家听好了,听好了!国王驾到。
进入这里的人们,放弃一切希望吧。
Ye who visit this place must remember the warning.
到访此地的人们必须记住这句警告。
哦,来吧,所有忠实的信徒,欢乐而胜利。
Ye are invited to join the choir tonight.
你们受邀今晚加入合唱团。
Use ye naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 ye 看作 yes 的开头:对“你们”这群人点头 say yes,ye 就是古英语的“你们”。
语域:mixed 常见场景:archaic/literary English、religious texts (e.g. King James Bible)、Irish/Newfoundland regional speech 这里指第二人称复数主格 ye(你们),不是 Ye Olde 中表示 the 的变体。通常被视为古旧、文学性或方言用法,多用于宗教文本、诗歌或历史题材对话;现代日常英语中一般用 you。
ye 为古旧或仿古用语;作代词时是第二人称复数主格(相当于 you,只作主语);作名词时意为“眼睛”。另有作 the 的印刷变体。
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