Word · Frequency #22626
yeas
肯定；赞成
yeas is the plural of yea.
an affirmative answer; a yes
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n. an affirmative；r. not only so, but
肯定；赞成
赞成票；投赞成票者；赞成者；肯定；赞成；赞成票；[法] 赞成票；投赞成票者
In use
The final count showed 120 yeas and 80 nays, so the motion passed.
Her yea was the deciding vote in the board meeting.
He answered with a clear yea when asked if he supported the plan.
say yea
此处 yea 是名词，意为“肯定/赞成”；这种说法多见于正式表决场合。
All in favor say yea.
所有赞成的人请说“赞成”。
the yeas have it
议会或会议表决的固定说法，yeas 指“赞成票”；反义说法为 the nays have it。
The yeas have it, and the motion is passed.
赞成票占多数，动议获得通过。
not only X, yea Y
此处 yea 为副词，表示“甚至，而且”，用来引出更强烈的说法，多见于书面或略带文学色彩的表达。
Her speech was not only persuasive, yea inspiring.
她的演讲不仅具有说服力，甚至鼓舞人心。
Common mistakes
Yea, I will come with you.Yeah, I will come with you.
yea 是古旧或正式场合（如投票）用的肯定词，不是口语中随意表示“是”的词；口语里应使用 yeah。
The yea were 20, so the motion passed.The yeas were 20, so the motion passed.
作名词表示“赞成票”时，复数形式是 yeas；主语为复数时不能用单数 yea 作 were 的主语。
Connections
Collocations
- yeas and nays
- 赞成票和反对票（尤指立法机构表决时）
- The clerk read the yeas and nays aloud.书记员大声宣读了赞成票和反对票。
- the yeas have it
- 赞成票占多数（议案通过）
- The chairman declared, 'The yeas have it.'主席宣布：“赞成票占多数。”
- yea or nay
- 是或否；赞成还是反对
- We need a straight yea or nay from you.我们需要你直接答复是或否。
- vote yea
- 投赞成票
- He will vote yea on the proposed law.他将对这项法律草案投赞成票。
- yea, even
- 不但如此，甚至
- She was willing to help, yea, even eager.她愿意帮忙，不但如此，甚至很急切。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 yea 联想成开心的“耶”：投票时举手喊 yea，表示赞成。记住 yea 就是赞成/赞成票。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：议会表决、法律文书、正式演讲 作名词时通常指“赞成票”或“投赞成票者”，多用于正式表决或议会程序等庄重场合；日常口语较少见，常出现在书面语中。
Grammar Note
名词复数形式为 yeas。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 yea (/jeɪ/) 完全押韵的单词有：day (/deɪ/)、say (/seɪ/)、may (/meɪ/)、way (/weɪ/)，它们都以 /eɪ/ 结尾。注意拼写相似的 sea (/siː/) 和 yeah (/jɛə/) 发音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.