如何“say no”不尴尬
<p>拒绝别人时，如果直接说“<span word="no">no</span>”，似乎有点缺乏人情味，那么，我们要如何委婉得拒绝呢？</p><p>1. <span word="nah">nah</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="spelling">spelling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="nah">nah</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="pronunciation">pronunciation</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="cockney">cockney</span> <span word="speech">speech</span></p><p>非标准拼写，常用作南方发音的代表，特别是伦敦音。</p><p>2. <span word="No">No</span> 不</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span>可以追溯到古英语。</p><p>3. <span word="uh">uh</span>-<span word="uh">uh</span> 啊;哼</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="imitative">imitative</span> <span word="uh">uh</span>-<span word="uh">uh</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p>书面形式的<span word="uh">uh</span>-<span word="uh">uh</span>在1920年代首次出现。</p><p>4. <span word="Nix">Nix</span> 拒绝;不行</p><p><span word="Originally">Originally</span> <span word="Victorian">Victorian</span> <span word="slang">slang</span>, <span word="nix">nix</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="withthe">withthe</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="nix">nix</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colloquial">colloquial</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nichts">nichts</span> (‘<span word="nothing">nothing</span>’).</p><p>最初是维多利亚时代的俚语，与德语中的<span word="nix">nix</span>相近，是<span word="nichts">nichts</span>(其含义为<span word="nothing">nothing</span>“没什么”)的口语缩写形式的。</p><p>5. <span word="nixie">nixie</span> / <span word="nixy">nixy</span> / <span word="nixey">nixey</span> 不</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> –<span word="y">y</span>/-<span word="ie">ie</span> <span word="suffix">suffix</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="diminutives">diminutives</span>.</p><p>没多久，这个俚语添加了-<span word="y">y</span>/-<span word="ie">ie</span>后缀，用来作宠物姓名和熟人的昵称。</p><p>6. <span word="nope">nope</span> 不</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nope">nope</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bullfinch">bullfinch</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> –<span word="but">but</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nope">nope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="arbitrary">arbitrary</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="yep">yep</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>.</p>
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