犹豫不决, 优柔寡断
[法] 是和否, 赞成和反对, 赞成和反对的票

yea and nay的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He is very shy and hesitant in company.他在别人面前很害羞且犹豫不决。
  2. He hovered between staying and leaving.在去留问题上,他犹豫不决了。
  3. He was a yea and nay man not worth remembering.他是个优柔寡断的人,不值得一提。
  4. Do we think we're shy and indecisive?自以为害羞而优柔寡断吗?

词汇搭配

  • yea and nay犹豫不决
  • Let your yea be yea and your nay by nay.赞成就说赞成,不赞成...
  • by yea and nay凭良心说,一点不假,...

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