Question

yes adv.是；是的n.是（表示肯定）v.对…说是 (1) 是，先生。(2) 是的，你很对。(3) 是的，我看不出有什么不好。(4) 是的，这事仍在我的记忆里。(5) 是的，在这点上也许我错了。(6) 他对你的想法表示赞成还是反对?(7) 如果你同意我的意见，就明白地回答“是”。(8) 那个男孩在他爸爸对他说话时连声说是。 There's no more positive word in the English language: You use yes to agree, to confirm, or to answer positively. It works best of all to express uninhibited enthusiasm like when you get great news and yell it, maybe even closing your eyes in joy while you say it. Yes comes from the Old English gise, or so be it.

Accepted Answer

英 [jes] 美 [jes] (1) Yes, monsieur.(2) Yes, you're quite right.(3) Yes, I don't see why not.(4) Yes, it's still in my mind.(5) Yes, perhaps I'm wrong there.(6) Did he give a yes or a no to your idea?(7) Answer with a plain "yes" if you agree with me.(8) The boy kept yessing when his father was talking with him. Yes is a confirmation or an affirmative — a positive reply. When you say yes to a friend's invitation to a party, it means you'll be there. In informal English, yes is often pronounced in a casual way that is usually written as yeah.在非正式英语中，yes的发音常较为随意，通常写作yeah。1[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于肯定回答）是的，对的 You use yes to give a positive response to a question. 'Are you a friend of Nick's?' — 'Yes.'...“你是尼克的朋友吗？”——“是的。”'You actually wrote it down, didn't you?' — 'Yes.'...“你的确把它写下来了，对吗？”——“是的。”Will she say yes when I ask her out?我约她出去，她会答应吗？2[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于接受提议或请求，或表示许可）可以，好的 You use yes to accept an offer or request, or to give permission. 'More wine?' — 'Yes please.'...“再来点酒？”——“好的。”'Will you take me there?' — 'Yes, I will.'...“你可以带我去那儿吗？”——“可以。”'Can I ask you something?' — 'Yes, of course.'“我能问你点儿事情吗？”——“当然可以。”3[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于告诉对方其所说的话正确）对，是的 You use yes to tell someone that what they have said is correct. 'Well I suppose it is based on the old lunar months isn't it.' — 'Yes that's right.'...“噢，我想这是按照旧制阴历来算的，是吧？”——“对，是的。”'That's a type of whitefly, is it?' — 'Yes, it is a whitefly.'“那是一种粉虱，对吗？”——“是的，是粉虱。”4[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示准备或愿意作出应答）什么事，来啦 You use yes to show that you are ready or willing to speak to the person who wants to speak to you, for example when you are answering a telephone or a knock at your door. He pushed a button on the intercom. 'Yes?' came a voice...他按了内部对讲机上的一个按钮。“有什么事吗？”一个声音问道。Yes, can I help you?您好，我能为您效劳吗？5[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示同意、接受或理解前一讲话者的话）是这样，确实如此 You use yes to indicate that you agree with, accept, or understand what the previous speaker has said. 'A lot of people find it very difficult indeed to give up smoking.' —'Oh yes. I used to smoke nearly sixty a day.'...“很多人觉得戒烟真的非常困难。”——“确实如此，我以前每天抽将近60根香烟。”'It's a fabulous opportunity.' — 'Yeah. I know.'“这是一次非常棒的机会。”——“是，我知道。”6[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于鼓励某人继续讲）往下说，接着呢 You use yes to encourage someone to continue speaking. 'I remembered something funny today.' — 'Yeah?'“我记得今天有件特别有趣的事。”——“什么事？”7[CONVENTION 惯用语]（常接but，用于礼貌地引出与前一讲话者意见不同的话） You use yes, usually followed by 'but', as a polite way of introducing what you want to say when you disagree with something the previous speaker has just said.   [politeness]'She is entitled to her personal allowance which is three thousand pounds of income.' — 'Yes, but she doesn't earn any money.'...“她享有的个人所得免税额是3,000英镑。”——“是的，但是她一分钱都不挣。”Ah yes, but think of all the family life they're missing.是这样，不过别忘了他们错过了多少天伦之乐。8[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示前一讲话者的否定陈述或问题是错误的）不是，不对 You use yes to say that a negative statement or question that the previous speaker has made is wrong or untrue. 'That is not possible,' she said. 'Oh, yes, it is!' Mrs Gruen insisted...“那不可能，”她说。“不，有可能！”格伦太太坚持道。'I don't  know what you're talking about.' — 'Yes, you do.'“我不知道你在说什么。”——“不，你知道。”9[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于暗示不赞成或不同意前面讲话者的话，尤用于表示厌烦）真的吗，行啦 You can use yes to suggest that you do not believe or agree with what the previous speaker has said, especially when you want to express your annoyance about it.   [feelings]'There was no way to stop it.' — 'Oh yes? Well, here's something else you won't be able to stop.'“没法阻止它。”——“是吗？哼，那这还有些别的事也是你没法阻止的。”10[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示刚刚想起忘记的事情）对了 You use yes to indicate that you had forgotten something and have just remembered it. What was I going to say. Oh yeah, we've finally got our second computer.我刚想说什么来着。噢，对了，我们终于有了第二台电脑。11[CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于强调并确认自己的陈述）对，一点没错 You use yes to emphasize and confirm a statement that you are making.   [emphasis]He collected the £10,000 first prize. Yes, £10,000.他领取了1万英镑的头奖。对，是1万英镑。12[CONVENTION 惯用语]说不准；也是也不是 You say yes and no in reply to a question when you cannot give a definite answer, because in some ways the answer is yes and in other ways the answer is no.   [vagueness]'Was it strange for you, going back after such a long absence?' — 'Yes and no.'“那么长时间不在，然后又回来，你会觉得陌生吗？”——“既陌生又不陌生。”13[N-COUNT 可数名词]赞成者；赞成；赞成票 A yes is a person who has answered 'yes' to a question or who has voted in favour of something, or the answer or vote they have made. The no-votes are leading the yeses...反对票领先于赞成票。The noes have 50 percent, the yeses 35 percent and the rest are undecided.反对者占50%，赞成者占35%，其余人尚未决定。

英语单词	yes
英美音标	英 [jes] 美 [jes]
中文释义	adv.是；是的 n.是（表示肯定） v.对…说是
英语例句	(1) Yes, monsieur. (2) Yes, you're quite right. (3) Yes, I don't see why not. (4) Yes, it's still in my mind. (5) Yes, perhaps I'm wrong there. (6) Did he give a yes or a no to your idea? (7) Answer with a plain "yes" if you agree with me. (8) The boy kept yessing when his father was talking with him.
中文例句	(1) 是，先生。 (2) 是的，你很对。 (3) 是的，我看不出有什么不好。 (4) 是的，这事仍在我的记忆里。 (5) 是的，在这点上也许我错了。 (6) 他对你的想法表示赞成还是反对? (7) 如果你同意我的意见，就明白地回答“是”。 (8) 那个男孩在他爸爸对他说话时连声说是。
vocabulary简明	Yes is a confirmation or an affirmative — a positive reply. When you say yes to a friend's invitation to a party, it means you'll be there.
vocabulary扩展	There's no more positive word in the English language: You use yes to agree, to confirm, or to answer positively. It works best of all to express uninhibited enthusiasm like when you get great news and yell it, maybe even closing your eyes in joy while you say it. Yes comes from the Old English gise, or so be it.
柯林斯解释	In informal English, yes is often pronounced in a casual way that is usually written as yeah. 在非正式英语中，yes的发音常较为随意，通常写作yeah。 1 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于肯定回答）是的，对的 You use yes to give a positive response to a question. 'Are you a friend of Nick's?' — 'Yes.'... “你是尼克的朋友吗？”——“是的。” 'You actually wrote it down, didn't you?' — 'Yes.'... “你的确把它写下来了，对吗？”——“是的。” Will she say yes when I ask her out? 我约她出去，她会答应吗？ 2 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于接受提议或请求，或表示许可）可以，好的 You use yes to accept an offer or request, or to give permission. 'More wine?' — 'Yes please.'... “再来点酒？”——“好的。” 'Will you take me there?' — 'Yes, I will.'... “你可以带我去那儿吗？”——“可以。” 'Can I ask you something?' — 'Yes, of course.' “我能问你点儿事情吗？”——“当然可以。” 3 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于告诉对方其所说的话正确）对，是的 You use yes to tell someone that what they have said is correct. 'Well I suppose it is based on the old lunar months isn't it.' — 'Yes that's right.'... “噢，我想这是按照旧制阴历来算的，是吧？”——“对，是的。” 'That's a type of whitefly, is it?' — 'Yes, it is a whitefly.' “那是一种粉虱，对吗？”——“是的，是粉虱。” 4 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示准备或愿意作出应答）什么事，来啦 You use yes to show that you are ready or willing to speak to the person who wants to speak to you, for example when you are answering a telephone or a knock at your door. He pushed a button on the intercom. 'Yes?' came a voice... 他按了内部对讲机上的一个按钮。“有什么事吗？”一个声音问道。 Yes, can I help you? 您好，我能为您效劳吗？ 5 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示同意、接受或理解前一讲话者的话）是这样，确实如此 You use yes to indicate that you agree with, accept, or understand what the previous speaker has said. 'A lot of people find it very difficult indeed to give up smoking.' —'Oh yes. I used to smoke nearly sixty a day.'... “很多人觉得戒烟真的非常困难。”——“确实如此，我以前每天抽将近60根香烟。” 'It's a fabulous opportunity.' — 'Yeah. I know.' “这是一次非常棒的机会。”——“是，我知道。” 6 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于鼓励某人继续讲）往下说，接着呢 You use yes to encourage someone to continue speaking. 'I remembered something funny today.' — 'Yeah?' “我记得今天有件特别有趣的事。”——“什么事？” 7 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（常接but，用于礼貌地引出与前一讲话者意见不同的话） You use yes, usually followed by 'but', as a polite way of introducing what you want to say when you disagree with something the previous speaker has just said. [politeness] 'She is entitled to her personal allowance which is three thousand pounds of income.' — 'Yes, but she doesn't earn any money.'... “她享有的个人所得免税额是3,000英镑。”——“是的，但是她一分钱都不挣。” Ah yes, but think of all the family life they're missing. 是这样，不过别忘了他们错过了多少天伦之乐。 8 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示前一讲话者的否定陈述或问题是错误的）不是，不对 You use yes to say that a negative statement or question that the previous speaker has made is wrong or untrue. 'That is not possible,' she said. 'Oh, yes, it is!' Mrs Gruen insisted... “那不可能，”她说。“不，有可能！”格伦太太坚持道。 'I don't know what you're talking about.' — 'Yes, you do.' “我不知道你在说什么。”——“不，你知道。” 9 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于暗示不赞成或不同意前面讲话者的话，尤用于表示厌烦）真的吗，行啦 You can use yes to suggest that you do not believe or agree with what the previous speaker has said, especially when you want to express your annoyance about it. [feelings] 'There was no way to stop it.' — 'Oh yes? Well, here's something else you won't be able to stop.' “没法阻止它。”——“是吗？哼，那这还有些别的事也是你没法阻止的。” 10 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示刚刚想起忘记的事情）对了 You use yes to indicate that you had forgotten something and have just remembered it. What was I going to say. Oh yeah, we've finally got our second computer. 我刚想说什么来着。噢，对了，我们终于有了第二台电脑。 11 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于强调并确认自己的陈述）对，一点没错 You use yes to emphasize and confirm a statement that you are making. [emphasis] He collected the £10,000 first prize. Yes, £10,000. 他领取了1万英镑的头奖。对，是1万英镑。 12 [CONVENTION 惯用语]说不准；也是也不是 You say yes and no in reply to a question when you cannot give a definite answer, because in some ways the answer is yes and in other ways the answer is no. [vagueness] 'Was it strange for you, going back after such a long absence?' — 'Yes and no.' “那么长时间不在，然后又回来，你会觉得陌生吗？”——“既陌生又不陌生。” 13 [N-COUNT 可数名词]赞成者；赞成；赞成票 A yes is a person who has answered 'yes' to a question or who has voted in favour of something, or the answer or vote they have made. The no-votes are leading the yeses... 反对票领先于赞成票。 The noes have 50 percent, the yeses 35 percent and the rest are undecided. 反对者占50%，赞成者占35%，其余人尚未决定。

Convention 惯用语 I Give Answer Previous Speaker Agree