"nos" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 不（复数，与单数“no”用法一致）

Definition

“Nos”是“no”的复数，指多个否定或拒绝（例如多个人的否定回答）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

英文里的“nos”主要用于正式或书面语，比如统计多个否定答案时，口语中很少使用。注意不要和“noses”（鼻子复数）混淆。

Examples

There were more nos than yeses in the survey.

调查中“**不**”的回答比“是”多。

The teacher counted three nos from the class.

老师从班上数到了三个“**不**”的回答。

Why were there so many nos when we asked?

我们问时为什么会有这么多“**不**”？

She got a lot of nos before finally getting a job offer.

她在终于收到工作邀请前经历了很多“**不**”。

All those nos made him more determined to succeed.

所有这些“**不**”让他更加决心成功。

Sometimes, you have to hear a few nos before you get a yes.

有时候得先听到几个“**不**”，才能等来一个“是”。