| 英语单词 | naysayer |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['neɪˌseɪə] 美 ['neɪˌseɪə] |
| 中文释义 | n.否定者;怀疑主义者 |
| vocabulary简明 | A naysayer is a person who always says "No." Naysayers are negative and cynical — they aren't much fun to be around. |
| vocabulary扩展 | If you respond to every invitation with, "No thanks — I wouldn't have fun anyway," and answer questions about how your day was with a list of complaints, you're a naysayer. It's your negative, pessimistic attitude that makes you a naysayer. In the 1600s a nay-say was a "refusal," from the now less common use of nay to mean "no." |
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