"nos" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 不（複數，與單數“no”用法一致）

Definition

“Nos”是“no”的複數，指多個否定或拒絕（比如多人的否定回答）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

英文裡的“nos”大多用於正式或書面語場合，如統計多個否定回答時，口語中極少使用。注意不要與“noses”（鼻子的複數）混淆。

Examples

There were more nos than yeses in the survey.

調查中“**不**”的回答比“是”多。

The teacher counted three nos from the class.

老師從班上數到了三個“**不**”的回答。

Why were there so many nos when we asked?

我們問時為什麼會有這麼多“**不**”？

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

她在終於收到工作邀請前經歷了很多“**不**”。

All those nos made him more determined to succeed.

所有這些“**不**”讓他更加決心成功。

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

有時候得先聽到幾個“**不**”，才能等來一個“是”。